Sudan’s Government Signs Agreement Separating Religion and State, Ending 30 Years of Islamic Law

Sudan’s transitional government agreed in principle to separate religion from the state, putting an end to 30 years of Islamic rule in the country.

Sudan's prime minister in the transitional government Abdalla Hamdok, speaks in Khartoum, Sudan, on Aug. 24, 2019. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Sudan’s transitional government on Sept. 3 agreed in principle to separate religion from the state, putting an end to 30 years of Islamic rule in the country.

A declaration to adopt the principle was signed in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Thursday by Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and Abdel-Aziz al-Hilu, a leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North political party.