...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...'s new Prime Minister Kamil Idriss was sworn in on Saturday before the head of the Sovereign Council and army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Idriss is expected to begin consultations to form a new government. The army has pledged not to interfere in the prime minister's decisions, and al-Burhan has cancelled the oversight previously held by Sovereign Council members over ministries.
The Sovereign Council stated that ''Kamil Idriss took the oath as Prime Minister before Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.'' The swearing-in ceremony was attended by the Secretary-General of the Sovereign Council and the head of the judiciary in Red Sea state, representing the Chief Justice.
Idriss was appointed prime minister on May 19, becoming the first person to hold the position since his predecessor Abdalla Hamdok resigned in January 2022. Hamdok's resignation followed a breakdown in consensus among political forces due to conflicts stemming from the Oct. 25, 2021 coup.
In a related development, two new members of the Sovereign Council, Salma Abdel Jabbar al-Mubarak and Nawara Abu Mohammed Mohammed Tahir, also took their oaths before the council.