U.S. says release and reinstatement of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok of Sudan is just ‘first step’ and will ‘be watching very closely’, details position on Ethiopia

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Simon Ateba( Chief White House Correspondent )

Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.

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The United States government said on Monday that it was encouraged by the release and reinstatement on Sunday of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok of Sudan, noting that it was just ‘a first step’. “We are encouraged that the November 21st agreement is an important first step to put a civilian-led democratic transition back on track. Specifically we’re encouraged by the release of Prime Minister Hamdok from house arrest and his reinstatement to office. But let me just underscore this is a first step. This is nothing more than that and we’ll be watching very closely,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at a news briefing in Washington.