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Sudan

PM names first Cabinet since al-Bashir ousting

Sudan's newly appointed prime minister on Thursday announced his Cabinet, the first since the military ousted former president Omar al-Bashir in April. The new members include Sudan's first woman foreign minister and a former World Bank economist. The Cabinet is part of a power-sharing agreement between the military and demonstrators. The agreement, which capped months of negotiations, also included a joint military-civilian sovereign council and a legislative body. Both bodies along with the Cabinet are to govern Sudan for little more than three years until elections can be held. "A new stage in Sudan's history starts today," Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said at a news conference in the capital, Khartoum. "We are seeking an end to the war and (want to) achieve sustainable peace."