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Sudan generals agree in principle to civilians naming prime minister, head of state

FILE PHOTO: Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attends the 39th Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) extraordinary summit in Nairobi, Kenya July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Sudan's military leaders agreed on the appointment of a prime minister and head of state by civilian political forces, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said in a statement on Friday, following a meeting with head of state General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

The generals reaffirmed statements from this summer that the military "would exit the political scene and focus fully on its duties as laid out in the constitution and the law," following the appointment of a civilian government, the statement said.

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