Skip to main content

Sudan's coup leader says he'll announce next PM 'within a week'

Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan pledged that the next prime minister would be a technocrat and the military would make an appointment in the coming days.
Supporters of the Umma Party, Sudan's largest political party, chant slogans during a protest against a military coup.

The leader of Sudan's military coup said the military will appoint a new prime minister within a week, as international condemnation of the takeover builds. 

After seizing power earlier this week, Sudan’s military dissolved the transitional government and detained Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other ministers. The deposed leader and his wife were allowed to return to their home in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday. 

Access the Middle East news and analysis you can trust

Join our community of Middle East readers to experience all of Al-Monitor, including 24/7 news, analyses, memos, reports and newsletters.

Subscribe

Only $100 per year.