Many diplomats appointed by the administration of former president Omar al-Bashir have been sacked.
A Sudanese legal committee said on Saturday the diplomats were sacked for their alleged links to the toppled former leader.
The Empowerment Removal Committee was formed under new Sudanese law introduced in November last year.
The aim was to break down the system built by Bashir, while in power for nearly three decades.
Some of the diplomats sacked were appointed by Bashir himself while others were picked by his dissolved National Congress Party.
Mohamed al-Faki, deputy head of the committee, told journalists in capital, Khartoum that “One-hundred-and-nine ambassadors, diplomats and administrators were fired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and those were appointed through political and social empowerment.”
This year the same committee also dissolved the boards of the Sudan’s central bank and 11 other state-owned banks, firing the managers of eight of the banks.
Sudan already intends handing over al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face genocide and war crimes charges.
The former Sudanese leader has for many years been accused of crimes during the 2003 conflict in Darfur.
That war led to the death of 300,000 people displacing millions, according to the UN.
While in power, Bashir refused to respond to charges and often was aided by African leaders who rejected arrest warrants for him.
Sudan leaders have now agreed that Bashir and others charged by the ICC should appear at The Hague to face a tribunal.
Former President Bashir was ousted from power by the military last year after protests from citizens.
The 76 year old came to power in a military coup in 1989 until his exit in 2019.
Last year he was jailed for two years over charges related to corruption.
Source: Africafeeds.com
