All eyes on Khartoum as Bashir set to name an inclusive new government

Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir is forming a new government that includes the opposition as part of his efforts at national reconciliation.

The National Accord Government, which was initially set to be launched on Thursday last week but has now been pushed to anytime this coming week, is also part of President al-Bashir’s efforts to end the war in Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur, and to continue strengthening Khartoum’s relations with the United States in an effort to have the remaining sanctions by the latter lifted.