File photo of Sudanese Minister of Defense Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf (L) receiving Egypt’s Minister of Defense Mohamed Ahmed Zaki. (AFP)

Sudan’s defense minister named first vice president

Reuters, Khartoum

Published: 23 February ,2019: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:54 AM GST

Sudan’s Defense Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf was appointed first vice president and will remain the defense minister, the Sudanese presidency said on Saturday.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declared a one-year nationwide state of emergency on Friday and set up a caretaker administration but retained his defense, foreign and justice ministers.

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