Sudan’s al-Bashir announces changes to army leadership

Move comes shortly after imposition of countrywide state of emergency and appointment of new prime minister

KHARTOUM (AA) - 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.

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