Mohamed Tahir Ela appointed New Prime Minister of Sudan amidst Emergency

• Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir sworn in Mohamed Tahir Ela, as the new Prime Minister of Sudan on February 24, 2019.

• President Bashir imposed a year-long emergency on February 22, 2019 after the government failed to suppress weeks of protests against his three-decade rule.

• Prior to his appointment as the Prime Minister, Ela was the former governor of the agricultural state of Jazeera.