Thu 11 November 2021:
Sudan’s de facto ruler, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, named a new ruling council on Thursday to regulate the country’s transition following the military takeover last month, according to state television.
Burhan announced the announcement more than two weeks after dissolving Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s government, detaining civilian leaders, and declaring a nationwide state of emergency.
It also comes just two days ahead of planned mass protests against the October 25 coup.
“The commander-in-chief of the armed forces issued a constitutional decree to form the Transitional Sovereignty Council,” Burhan said in a statement.
Under the decree, Burhan chaired the council formed in August 2019 following the ouster of president Omar al-Bashir keeps the post.
Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, leader of the feared paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, remains his deputy.
The council also retains Shamsaldine al-Kabashi, Yasser Atta, and Ibrahim Gaber, all senior military figures.
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