SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Darfur rebel leader heads Sudanese finance ministry following cabinet shake-up

8/2/2021: Reuters - Darfur rebel leader heads Sudanese finance ministry following cabinet shake-up

 Reuters report that veteran Darfur rebel group the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader and Islamist Jibril Ibrahim has been appointed as finance minister in a cabinet overhaul. Ibrahim was an economic advisor for JEM before becoming leader. His appointment has been questioned as he was formerly an ally of former dictator Omar al-Bashir.

Rebel groups have also been given the mining, livestock, social development, education, infrastructure and federal government ministries, following the agreement.

The post of foreign minister went to Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi, a leader of the Umma Party and daughter of former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi. Khalid Omar Yousif, a leader of the Sudanese Congress Party, was appointed minister of cabinet affairs.