Sudan’s opposition alliance has chosen 61-year-old economist Abdullah Hamdok as prime minister, the first civilian to hold the post in 30 years. He was sworn in late Wednesday in the first step towards implementing a power-sharing agreement between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and will serve for three years and three months, after which elections are scheduled to be held. Hamdok, who also ...