Armed Clashes in Sudan
On 15 April 2023, armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the regular army in the Sudanese capital Khartoum were reported. Later, the fighting between the military forces spread to other Sudanese regions.

Sudan's Army Chief Reshuffles Cabinet, Appoints New Acting Foreign Minister

© AP PhotoIn this image made from video provided Friday, April 21, 2023, by the Sudan Armed Forces, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, speaks at an undisclosed location.
In this image made from video provided Friday, April 21, 2023, by the Sudan Armed Forces, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, speaks at an undisclosed location. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 04.11.2024
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Since April 2023, a conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has raged across Sudan, with the capital Khartoum at the epicenter of the fighting. According to the UN, tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than 11 million displaced.
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan's army chief and head of the ruling Transitional Sovereignty Council, has made changes to the cabinet, appointing a new acting foreign minister.
In a statement released Sunday, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's office announced that Hussein Awad Ali had been relieved of his duties as Sudan's foreign minister, with Ali Youssef Ahmed taking over the position.
The new foreign minister, Ambassador Ali Youssef Ahmed, brings a wealth of experience to the role. He has served in the Sudanese Foreign Service for over five decades, holding prominent positions including Sudan's Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels, Ambassador to China, and Ambassador to South Africa.
A man walks by a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, an area torn by fighting between the military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, April 25, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 28.10.2024
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In addition to the appointment of the new foreign minister, the decree signed by al-Burhan also included changes to the Ministry of Trade and Supply, the Ministry of Culture and Information, and the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments.
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