{"id":20117917,"date":"2025-06-23T17:46:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20117917"},"modified":"2025-06-24T04:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T02:08:01","slug":"hamdok-leads-south-africa-tour-as-sudans-foreign-ministry-denounces-delegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/hamdok-leads-south-africa-tour-as-sudans-foreign-ministry-denounces-delegation","title":{"rendered":"Hamdok leads South Africa tour as Sudan\u2019s Foreign Ministry denounces delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The newly formed Sumoud (meaning resilience in Arabic) coalition, led by former Prime Minister Dr Abdalla Hamdok, launched a regional launched a regional diplomatic tour in South Africa to rally support for ending the war in Sudan. The trip has sparked backlash from Sudan\u2019s Foreign Ministry, which accuses the group of seeking political cover for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following what it described as \u201cmilitary defeats\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sumoud<\/a> met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the presidential palace in Pretoria, on Thursday<\/a>. South Africa\u2019s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola also attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamdok urged South Africa to use its regional influence to support peace efforts, describing the Sudanese war as \u201cone of the world\u2019s worst humanitarian disasters\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaphosa expressed deep concern and pledged diplomatic support for peace and reconstruction, drawing on South Africa\u2019s own post-apartheid experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Johannesburg, the delegation met leaders of the South African Communist Party, who pledged solidarity with the Sudanese people. They also held talks with former President Thabo Mbeki, presenting Sumoud\u2019s vision and roadmap to end Sudan\u2019s conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, the group met with the ruling African National Congress (ANC), led by Deputy Secretary General Nomvula Mokonyane. The ANC agreed to form a joint working group to coordinate support for Sudan. The delegation also met the Sudanese community in Pretoria to outline the coalition\u2019s strategy and gather feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudan government response<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudan\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a harsh statement, describing Sumoud as a political front<\/a> for regional backers of the RSF<\/a>. It accused the alliance of sidelining other national forces and deepening political divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry also condemned the January 2024 Addis Ababa Declaration<\/a>, signed with the RSF by Sumoud\u2019s predecessor, the Tagaddum<\/a> coalition, which later fractured following the widely condemned charter in Nairobi<\/a>, that proposed a rival governing body in RSF-controlled areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A faction that split from Tagaddum after the Nairobi Charter, now led by El Hadi Idris, went on to launch the Tasees<\/a> (Sudan Founding Alliance), which includes the RSF and the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement\u2013North, led by Abdulaziz El Hilu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry warned it would reassess Sudan\u2019s relations with African states based on what it described as \u201cnational legitimacy\u201d. Sumoud, however, maintains it remains neutral in the conflict and is committed to an inclusive political solution.<\/p>\n