Sudan's President Bashir dissolves government - SUNA

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir arrives to welcome South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit at Khartoum airport, Sudan November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - Copyright Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah(Reuters)

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By Reuters

Published on 09/09/2018 - 23:02•Updated 20/04/2024 - 16:51

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, dissolved the government on Sunday and announced a cut in the number of ministries to 21 from 31, the state-run SUNA news agency said.

SUNA said Bashir had sacked the government to "fix the economic situation".

(Reporting by Omar Fahmy; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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