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Abdalla Hamdok: Exclusive interview with Sudan's Prime Minister

One year after a historic power-sharing agreement was signed between the military and civilians in Sudan, has euphoria given way to harsh realities and unfulfilled expectations?

It is exactly a year since a historic power-sharing agreement was signed between the military and civilians in Sudan, after the fall of President Omar al-Bashir. In an exclusive interview, Zeinab Badawi speaks to the civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who heads a transitional government charged with steering Sudan to democratic elections in 2022. Has the euphoria that followed last year's revolution given way to harsh realities and unfulfilled expectations?

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Wed 19 Aug 202021:06GMT
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Abdalla Hamdok (Credit: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)

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  • Wed 19 Aug 202007:06GMT
    BBC World Service
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