Sudan: President to Chair New Anti-Drug Council

29 June 2013

The Sudanese president, Omer Hassan al-Bashir, has issued a directive to form a supreme council for drug control under his chairmanship with the aim of arriving at a drug-free Sudan.

Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir is shown bags containing drugs as nations mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Khartoum on June 26, 2013. (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)

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