Sudan Army Chief Names First Prime Minister Since War Erupted

Kamil Idris 

Photographer: Abd Raouf/AP Photo

Sudan’s army chief named the country’s first prime minister since the eruption of a brutal two-year civil war.

The appointment of Kamil Idris, formerly a director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, was announced Monday in a statement from the military-backed Transitional Sovereignty Council.