Sudan's recently elected president, Omar al-Bashir, has been sworn in following his decisive victory in the country's first multiparty vote.
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Our reporter, James Copnall, was at the ceremony in Khartoum today and spoke to BBC Focus on Africa's Hassan Arouni.
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