CAIRO: The African Union has lifted Sudan’s suspension after it established a civilian-led transitional government following the military’s ouster of autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April.

The move came a day after Sudan’s newly appointed prime minister formed a new Cabinet, part of a transitional power-sharing agreement between the military and pro-democracy demonstrators.

The deal was brokered by the AU and Ethiopia. Sudan’s military council and the pro-democracy movement signed it last month following pressure from the United States and its regional allies amid growing concerns the political crisis could ignite a civil war.

Kalondo, a spokeswoman for the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, told The Associated Press: “The sanctions were lifted.”