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Sudan's First Female Chief Justice Wins Wide Acceptance

Carol Van Dam

   KHARTOUM, SUDAN - Sudanese citizens have largely embraced the sovereign
   council's move to appoint Nemat Abdallah as Sudan's first female chief
   justice, a first in the Arab world.

   Nemat Abdallah Mohammed Khair's appointment is monumental not only for
   Sudan but for all of Africa. She is only the fifth female justice named
   in Africa, after Ghana, Ethiopia, Seychelles and Lesotho.

   Wafa Adam, who works for the local non-governmental organization Siha,
   which advocates for women's rights in Sudan, is elated that a woman now
   holds a top position in the country, something that was unthinkable for
   decades under former President Omar al-Bashir.

   "I am very excited about that and she is going to support the women and
   she is going to advocate for women and laws. We expect her to support
   the women movements and the women," Adam told VOA's South Sudan in
   Focus.
   

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