Sudanese army chief relieves 3 more ambassadors

By Tufan Aktas and Omer Erdem

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) - Sudanese Army Chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday relieved three more ambassadors of their duties, local media reported.

The head of the ruling military council relieved Adil Ibrahim Mustafa, Sudan's ambassador to Turkey; Muhammed al-Emin, ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and Usame Salahuddin, ambassador to South Africa, of their duties, Sudanese state television said.

Their dismissal comes three days after the army chief made the same decision, suspending the country's ambassadors to the US, EU, China, Qatar, France, and the head of Sudan's Geneva mission.

Burhan proclaimed a state of emergency on Monday, dissolving the transitional government and the Sovereign Council.

Before the military takeover, Sudan was administered by a sovereign council of military and civilian authorities, which was tasked to oversee the transition period until elections slated for 2023 as part of a precarious power-sharing pact between the military and the Forces for Freedom and Change coalition.