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He may have been swept off the political scene by an army coup two years ago but former President Omar al-Bashir remains a key factor in Sudan’s fragile transition to democracy.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (ADB) has approved a proposal to purchase approximately US$ 413 million in arrears on Sudan’s loans to the institution.

A new government comprising seven ministers from rebel groups that were active under the former regime has been unveiled by Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok to buttress the peace agreement signed in October.