Sudan cabinet minister Salah Wansi passes away

Salah Wansi, a top Sudanese ruling party official and member of the council of ministers, has passed away after an undisclosed illness.

Salah Wansi, a top Sudanese ruling party official and member of the council of ministers, has passed away after an undisclosed illness.

“The Presidency of the Republic has mourned death of the Minister of the Presidency, Salah Wansi, who passed away Sunday in Germany where he was receiving medical treatment,” announced the state-run Sudan News Agency (SUNA).

SUNA did not disclose the cause of death.

Salah Wansi was a graduate of the University of Khartoum and he had served in many positions in the government including as State Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as office manager in the Office of the President and as chairman of the foreign affairs sector in the ruling National Congress Party.