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Sudan Names Civilians as State Governors, Including Two Women

Sudan Names Civilians as State Governors, Including Two Women

Sudan’s prime minister named civilian governors to run the country’s 18 states, replacing military officials in a step long demanded by the pro-democracy movement.

The new governors include two women, premier Abdalla Hamdok said Wednesday in a televised address. The North African country where dictator Omar al-Bashir was overthrown last year is being run by a power-sharing government of civilian and army figures until elections due in 2022.

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