ALBAWABA - Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris issued a decree appointing five new ministers to his so-called "Government of Hope," bringing the number of appointed ministers to 20 out of a planned 22.
The decree, issued late Sunday evening, includes the appointment of Lamia Abdel Ghaffar Khalafallah as Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Moatasem Ibrahim Ahmed as Minister of Energy, Ahmed El-Dardery Ghandour as Minister of Digital Transformation and Communications, El-Tahami El-Zein Hajar as Minister of Education and National Education, and Ahmed Adam Ahmed as Minister of Youth and Sports.
Idris also appointed three ministers of state: Omar Mohamed Ahmed Siddiq as Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mohamed Nour Abdel-Dayem Abdel-Rahim as Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, and Salma Ishaq Mohamed as Minister of State at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare.
Sudan's Sovereignty Council appointed Idris as prime minister on May 19, and subsequently began gradually forming the new cabinet. On June 3, it appointed ministers of agriculture and irrigation, higher education and scientific research, and health. Five days later, it appointed ministers of interior and defense.
This comes amid a war that has been ongoing in Sudan since April 15, 2023, between the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly referred to as "Hemedti".
The conflict has resulted in the deaths of more than 20,000 people and the displacement of approximately 15 million, according to reports by the UN and local authorities.
