26 February 2019•Update: 27 February 2019
KHARTOUM
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to the country’s military hierarchy.
The move comes shortly after al-Bashir, who faces ongoing demonstrations against his rule, ordered a one-year countrywide state of emergency and appointed a new prime minister.
According to a Tuesday statement released by the Sudanese military, al-Bashir’s changes “come within the framework of administrative procedures conducted each year by the armed forces”.
The changes reportedly include the appointment of a new minister of state for defense, chairman of the joint chiefs, deputy chief of staff, military inspector-general, ground forces commander, naval commander and military intelligence chief.
