Kaan Devecioğlu ORSAM INTRODUCTION he protests that started in December 2018 in Sudan against the then-Pres- ident Omar al-Bashir administration over economic problems and allegations of corruption during his more than 30-year rule lasted for nearly six months, and in April 2019, the Sudanese Army intervened in al-Bashir’s rule. The Military Transitional Council, estab- lished after the coup, signed an agreement with the groups that organized the protests in August 2019 and established the Sover- eignty Council, consisting of six civilians and fve soldiers. The names agreed upon by this council were appointed as Ministers. How- T FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT IN THE FACE OF THE CRISIS OF TR ANSITIONAL ADMINISTR ATION IN SUDAN* * We are grateful to Yunus Badem eforts, who contributed to the translation of the Framework Agreement text. POLICY BRIEF DECEMBER 2022 229