This archive report was first published on 18 August 2019.
On August 18, 2019, a significant power-sharing agreement was signed in Sudan, paving the way for a transitional government and eventual elections.
The agreement, which delegates executive powers to the cabinet of ministers, allows the opposition coalition to choose five members of the sovereign council, while the military selects five members, with the two sides jointly choosing a civilian as an eleventh member.
The Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition chose Aisha Mousa, Siddig Tower, Mohamed Elfaki Suleiman, Hassan Sheikh Idris, and Taha Othman Ishaq as the civilian members of the sovereign council.
According to the agreement, the military members will select the head of the council for the first 21 months of the transition period, which lasts three years and three months.
Meanwhile, the FFC has nominated economist Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, who is expected to be appointed on Tuesday and sworn in on Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese citizens took to the streets of Khartoum on Saturday to celebrate the final signing of the power-sharing deal.
