Asma Mohamed Abdalla, a seasoned diplomat who was sacked decades ago by now-ousted leader Omar al-Bashir, has become Sudan's first female foreign minister as the country transitions to civilian rule. Born in 1946, Abdalla was sworn in on Sunday as a member of the country's new 18-member cabinet, the first since Bashir was overthrown by the army in April. Bashir, who had seized power in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989 ...