{"id":20117008,"date":"2025-05-23T20:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20117008"},"modified":"2025-05-23T20:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:44:38","slug":"hamdoks-sumoud-condemns-au-endorsement-of-newly-appointed-sudan-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/hamdoks-sumoud-condemns-au-endorsement-of-newly-appointed-sudan-pm","title":{"rendered":"Hamdok\u2019s \u2018Sumoud\u2019 condemns AU endorsement of newly appointed Sudan PM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sudan\u2019s recently launched Sumoud coalition, headed by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, has sharply criticised the African Union\u2019s (AU) endorsement of Dr Kamil El Tayeb Idris as Sudan\u2019s newly appointed civilian Prime Minister, calling it a dangerous move that legitimises Sudan\u2019s ongoing conflict.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement yesterday, the group condemned\u00a0remarks<\/a>\u00a0made by AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, who welcomed Idris\u2019s appointment and expressed optimism over recent gains by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) during the\u00a0Arab League summit<\/a>\u00a0in Iraq\u2019s capital of Baghdad, on May 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sumoud said such statements constitute a flagrant breach of African Union principles, which explicitly reject the\u00a0legitimacy of any Sudanese government<\/a>\u00a0formed after the October 25, 2021 military coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0AU suspended Sudan\u2019s membership<\/a>\u00a0shortly after the coup, citing its policies against unconstitutional changes of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe African Union should be standing firm against any military attempts to usurp power, not giving them international cover,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coalition warned that the AU\u2019s tone effectively encourages the SAF to pursue a military solution to the war, emboldening its leadership to seek through violence what it failed to secure through a coup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also rejected the notion that\u00a0Idris\u2019s appointment<\/a>\u00a0signals a transition to civilian rule, branding it a \u201cfallacy\u201d and a distortion of Sudan\u2019s fractured political reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2019 constitutional declaration, which underpinned Sudan\u2019s short-lived\u00a0civilian-led transition<\/a>, was \u201ctorn apart\u201d by the October coup, the coalition said, arguing that no side currently warring in Sudan holds the mandate to form a legitimate government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGranting legitimacy to any authority formed in part of Sudan will only prolong the war and pave the way for the country\u2019s fragmentation,\u201d Sumoud warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sumoud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sumoud<\/a>, meaning resilience in Arabic, was formed on 11 February following a split within the Tagaddum alliance, previously led by Hamdok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new coalition includes key figures from the Forces for Freedom and Change Central Council (FFC-CC), a civilian bloc that helped topple long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir in 2019 and later shared power with the military during Sudan\u2019s transitional period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The breakaway came amid deep divisions over the idea of forming a government-in-exile. While Sumoud rejected this approach, a rival Tagaddum faction led by Sudan Revolutionary Front chairman El Hadi Idris embraced it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sudan Revolutionary Front chairman\u2019s faction\u00a0convened in Nairobi<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year, signing a political charter to establish a parallel governing authority in RSF-held areas. The gathering included high-profile figures such as SPLM-N leader Abdelaziz El Hilu and RSF Deputy Commander Abdelrahim Dagalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move has been met with widespread condemnation from both the de facto Sudanese government, as well as\u00a0international stakeholders<\/a>, who fear it risks deepening the country\u2019s political fragmentation.<\/p>\n