Mo Ibrahim, president of the eponymous Foundation, welcomed the establishment of the Sovereign Transitional Council in Sudan. In an official statement, he believes this is a major turning point for the country and its citizens.
Indeed, this billionaire Anglo-Sudanese telecommunications entrepreneur and become a renowned international philanthropist hopes that this breakthrough will finally open a new chapter for Sudan and mark a peaceful transition to a stable democracy based on a civilian power.
« The road ahead is impressive and shows that a committed civil society, led by women and youth, and supported by continental and regional institutions, is able to achieve a peaceful and democratic transition. The commitment of all is now necessary to sustain this success, which is essential for the whole continent, « he said.
For the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the transition to a civilian democratic regime is the only way to guarantee that all Sudanese people benefit from good governance in the long term.
Therefore, she recommends, the pursuit of an inclusive dialogue between all actors, as well as the important support of the international community will be crucial for the success and sustainability of this transition.
« I am also pleased that the Sovereign Council now has two women among its members, including a representative of the Coptic Christian minority. I hope more young people and women will take an active role in the new government. We wish Abdallah Hamdok every success as he takes up his new duties and tackles the daunting task ahead, « said Ibrahim.
If this position of Prime Minister in Sudan has never before been occupied by a civilian personality, Abdallah Hamdok, chairman of the Consultative Council of the Ibrahim Index of Governance in Africa (IIAG) in the last six years, is the first.
At the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, no one doubts this man’s commitment to rigorous values and shrewd leadership in the prioritization of economic prosperity, as well as the establishment of lasting peace throughout his country.
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Aged 63, Abdallah Hamdok, an economist and former UN collaborator, will also have to work with his government to lift the economy of Sudan that collapsed after the secession of the South in 2011. This country was deprived of all three quarter of its oil reserves.
As a reminder, Sudan is preparing this Wednesday, August 28, 2019 for the announcement of the composition of a new government, facing important challenges, after three decades of military power and months of protest that led to the fall of Omar al-Bashir.
Invested on August 21, Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok will appoint his cabinet members in the day among the names proposed by the Forces for Freedom and Change (FLC), spearhead of the protest movement.
Eric TSHIKUMA
