Sudan’s army chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has appointed Kamil al-Taib Idris as the country’s first prime minister since the outbreak of civil war in April 2023. Idris is tasked with forming a transitional government as the army consolidates control, including the recapture of Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in March, according to the Firstpost.

Idris, a former United Nations legal consultant, is regarded as an impartial man with no political affiliations, which increases his prospects of acceptability among Sudan's diverse populations.

The war has killed over 20,000 people and displaced approximately 13m people, including 4m refugees. With half of Sudan's 50m people enduring acute hunger, the humanitarian catastrophe remains dire. The previous prime minister resigned in 2022, Firstpost reported.