Sudan’s reinstated PM: Govt to be independent

Cairo: Sudan’s reinstated prime minister said that he will have the authority to form his own independent government, according to the agreement he signed a day earlier with the country’s top generals who overthrew him in a coup last month. In comments made during an interview with the Al-Jazeera, Hamdok said he foresaw the next government as focusing on rewriting the country’s constitution and holding elections on time. On Sunday, Sudan’s deposed prime minister signed a deal that will see him reinstated, almost a month after a military coup put him under house arrest. The agreement envisions an independent, technocratic Cabinet to be led by Hamdok until elections can be held. -(AP)