Sudan's Prime Minister Hassan Saleh on Thursday announced a new government and appointed several new ministers that include representatives of political parties and armed groups that took part in the national dialogue initiative.
Mohamed Othman Rukabi, a former army general, was appointed as finance minister and Mubarak Fadel al-Mahdi was appointed as minister of investment, while Abdulrahman Othman Abdulrahman was appointed as oil minister.
Saleh also said that Hamed al-Mannan was appointed as minister of interior.
He pointed out that the new government includes 31 ministers and 40 ministers of state.
The new government was scheduled to be announced in February, but was delayed to allow more consultations.