New Sudanese Prime Minister to be announced imminently
Assistant to the Sudanese army’s commandant in chief Ibrahim Jaber just announced that a new Prime Minister will be nominated “very soon” according to Asharq Al Awsat on February 28th.
The candidate, he said, will be politically independent, and will be tasked to form a government composed of civilian experts without external meddling.
In a recent amendment to Sudan’s controversial 2019 Constitutional Document, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan – also the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council – was granted the right to appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister, in accordance with the recommendation from the legislative authority.
For some time now, Burhan had declared that he wished to form a government that includes the military and political forces that support the military junta against the rebel RSF forces.
He previously declared that the military situation is “under control” and said he is confident in an imminent victory of his forces following recent crucial victories over the RSF.
In a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat, he added that the recent revision of the constitution amended the 2021 Investment Law so as to facilitate executive decisions over domestic and foreign investment, without precising the exact nature of the amendment.
He said, however, that Sudan will focus on attracting investors around various sectors once the conflict has ended.
This comes after Burhan introduced a new – mainly digital – currency, in the hope of reviving the Sudanese economy, ravaged by nearly two years of civil war that led to the closure of 70% of banks branches and the looting of many bank properties, assets and resources.
Jaber hailed the move as protecting civilians’ savings and curbing transactions that fell outside of government purview, such as money counterfeiting by rival militias and war-induced black-market economy.
Many analysts deemed the measure necessary to stabilise the economy before further financial and monetary policy.
The RSF has recently announced that it planned to form a parallel government with allied factions in the regions they control, sparking concerns over the possible fragmentation of Sudan.
Asharq Al Awsat, Atalayar, Maghrebi
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