Sudan’s ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been reinstated following last month’s coup when he was put under house arrest.
He has appeared on TV to sign a new power-sharing agreement with coup leader Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan amid continuing mass protests.
But the civilian coalition that nominated Mr Hamdok as PM two years ago refused to acknowledge any new deal.
According to multiple sources, the pact had been struck with a gun to his head.
The 14-point deal, signed in the presidential palace in Khartoum, provides for the reinstatement of Hamdok as prime minister, and the release of civilian leaders.
Hamdok had been under armed guard since General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared on October 25 a state of emergency and ousted the government, a move that upended a two-year transition to civilian rule and sparked international condemnation.
“The house arrest of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been lifted and the forces guarding his house have withdrawn,” an official said.
The move came after mediators earlier on Sunday announced that the military had reached a deal to reinstate Hamdok as premier.
The return of Hamdok, a British-educated economist who has worked for the United Nations and African organisations, has been a key demand of international community.
The power grab triggered a wave of mass street protests in which 40 demonstrators have been killed, according to medical sources.
