CAIRO — In response to the demands of nearly 16 political parties and components, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok who regained his position, as per a political agreement concluded between him and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, issued a decision to stop appointments and dismissals and to review all decisions of dismissal and appointment taken by Burhan following the Oct. 25 events. Hamdok stressed, during his meeting with party representatives, that all decisions taken by Burhan during his detention will be immediately reviewed.

Following the events of Oct. 25, in which Burhan overthrew Hamdok’s government and arrested him along with a number of members of his government, imposed a state of emergency, dissolved the former Sovereignty Council and suspended some provisions of the constitutional document, the current head of the Sovereignty Council moved to relieve the heads of government banks of their positions and appointed others in their place. He also relieved six Sudanese ambassadors, the incumbent Attorney-General Mubarak Mahmoud and seven public prosecutors of their positions. He appointed many new officials, in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Information, Justice, the Sudan TV & Radio Corporation and the Press and Publications Council of Sudan, and all companies’ boards of directors were dissolved.

Egyptian Ambassador to Sudan Salah Halima, former assistant foreign minister, expressed how happy Egypt and the entire international community were with the signing of the political agreement between Hamdok and Burhan. He said that the decision Hamdok took to review the decisions is in line with the political agreement, and with the constitutional document.

In an exclusive statement to Al-Monitor, Halima called on all political parties in Sudan to stand behind the political agreement, so that the country can move toward ending the transitional phase and achieving the democratic path of transferring power. He emphasized that Sudan is facing many challenges, both internal and external, which requires everyone to stand in one trench to confront these challenges and preserve the unity and stability of Sudan. There are external challenges aimed at undermining the unity of Khartoum, including the border conflict with Ethiopia and the crisis of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, and therefore the Sudanese people must agree with the political agreement as a safe haven to preserve the unity and safety of the country.”