Sudan’s New Prime Minister Disbands Government Just One Day After Taking Office

By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro

Sudan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Kamil Idris, has dissolved the country’s caretaker government, according to a report by the state news agency SUNA.

The announcement came late Sunday, just a day after Idris was sworn in as Sudan’s first prime minister since the military coup that toppled civilian rule four years ago.

Sudan descended into civil war in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalated into full-scale conflict in the capital, Khartoum, and across the country.

In his first speech as prime minister, Idris called on foreign supporters of the RSF to end their “criminal operations.” He also pledged to “serve the nation and the Sudanese people with the utmost sincerity and dedication.”

Idris did not specify when a new government would be formed.

A Nation in Crisis

The war has left at least 24,000 people dead, though the real toll is believed to be significantly higher. Over 14 million people have been displaced, with more than 4 million fleeing to neighboring countries.

Widespread atrocities—including mass rapes and ethnically targeted killings—have been reported, particularly in the war-ravaged Darfur region.

The United Nations and human rights groups have classified many of these actions as war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Famine has been declared in at least five areas, with Darfur at the epicenter of the humanitarian catastrophe.