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Last updated: 27 may, 2010 - 17:28 GMT

Sudan's newly elected leader takes the oath of office

Sudan's recently elected president, Omar al-Bashir, has been sworn in following his decisive victory in the country's first multiparty vote.

Our reporter, James Copnall, was at the ceremony in Khartoum today and spoke to BBC Focus on Africa's Hassan Arouni.