Content_paragraphs:  On 8 February 2021, the Prime Minister announced the formation of the 
  
  expanded new Cabinet, which included representatives of FFC, which was allocated 
  
  17 ministerial portfolios, and SRF, which was allocated 7 portfolios. The new cabinet 
  
  comprises 26 Ministries, all of whose Ministers were announced on 8 February, 
  
  except for the Ministry of Education, the decision on which remains subject to 
  
  consultations. The Cabinet includes four women, in the positions of Minister for 
  
  Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Federal Government, Minister of Higher Education 
  
  and Minister of Labour and Administrative Development. Five Ministers from the 
  
  previous Cabinet retained their positions, namely, the Ministers of Defence, Justice, 
  
  Irrigation, Higher Education and Religious Affairs and Endowments. During the 
  
  announcement of the new Cabinet, the Prime Minister also stated that state governors 
  
  would be appointed by 15 February and that the Transitional Legislative Council and 
  
  commissions established as a result of the Juba Agreement would be formed on 
  
  25 February. The state governors have yet to be appointed and the Transitional 
  
  Legislative Council has yet to be formed, despite continued demands from across the 
  
  Sudanese political spectrum and appeals from the regional and internationa l partners 
  
  of the Sudan for it to be formed rapidly. The continued postponement is due to 
  
  ongoing consultations regarding the distribution of seats among Sudanese political 
  
  forces, including the signatories of the Agreement, leading to a risk of serious de lays 
  
  in the timeline of the political transition.