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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced the resignation of First Vice President Ali Taha on Saturday, state media reported, the first move in a Cabinet reshuffle announced early on Sunday that brought in younger members of the ruling party. Taha held the country's second-highest political position as first vice president and was the main negotiator of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005 that brought an end to the Sudanese civil war. "(He) resigned to make space for the youth and there are no conflicts between us," state media quoted Bashir as saying on Saturday. Taha was replaced by Lieutenant General Bakri Hassan Saleh.More...