Abdalla Hamdok sworn in as PM of Sudan’s new transitional government
Abdalla Hamdok has been sworn in as prime minister
of Sudan’s new transitional government.
He called on Wednesday for the establishment of a
pluralistic democracy, as he touched down in Khartoum to take office after
three decades of authoritarian rule.
Hamdok was picked last week as the premier of the
39-month transitional government leading to civilian rule, which was sealed
with the signing of an interim constitution on August 17.
He worked for years as a senior economist with the
United Nations in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and landed moments before
he was due to be sworn in.
The transitional phase required “concerted efforts
by the people of the country to unite and build a strong state,” Hamdok was
quoted by state news agency SUNA as saying.
