Sudan sacks dozens of diplomats 'linked to Bashir'

Sudan's government has dismissed more than 100 diplomatic staff for alleged links to the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir, a government committee has said.

The announcement was made by the Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC), which was formed last year to break apart structures still lingering from Mr Bashir’s 29-year rule.

The sackings were meant to "eliminate the empowerment of the former regime in the foreign ministry that suffered a lot from the interference of the former regime," government spokesman Mohamed al-Faki is quoted as saying by France-based news site Sudan Tribune.

The 109 people fired from Ministry of Foreign Affairs included ambassadors, diplomats and administrators, Mr Faki told a press conference in the capital, Khartoum.

Some of the dismissed diplomats were appointed by Mr Bashir through presidential decrees, an ERC member told journalists.