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There have been a number of reports over the last few days that Abdalla Hamdok was set to resign as prime minister of Sudan. Mr Hamdok has been criticised since he returned to government in a deal with the same military government that forced him from office in November's coup.

But now it looks like he's planning to stay in his post... for now.

So what's going on? For some explanation, we turned to Kholood Khair, a partner at Insight Strategy Partners - a "think-and-do-tank" in Khartoum.

"For the generals, his resignation would be a spanner in the works for receiving aid and more importantly receiving debt relief... So he's tried to bluff his way into more executive space which has sort of worked in that they've apparently promised him they will not be engaged in the appointment of cabinet members. But there are so many structural issues and issues to do with their relationship that still remain."

(Photo: Prime Minister Hamdok and coup leader Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan signing a political agreement in November. Credit: EPA)

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