Sudan's Bashir appoints new defence minister - state news agency

Sudan appointed a new defence minister on Sunday, the state news agency and a presidential source said, three days after President Omar Hassan al-Bashir proposed a two-month ceasefire with rebels fighting to overthrow his government. Bashir, who extended his 25-year rule in April when he was re-elected with over 94 percent of votes after most opposition groups boycotted the poll, had only appointed an acting defence minister at the start of his new term. The new minister, Awad al-Karim Ibnouf, i