{"id":20119406,"date":"2025-08-08T18:26:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20119406"},"modified":"2025-08-08T18:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:26:42","slug":"au-condemns-rsf-parallel-government-demands-end-to-el-fasher-siege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/au-condemns-rsf-parallel-government-demands-end-to-el-fasher-siege","title":{"rendered":"AU condemns RSF parallel government, demands end to El Fasher siege"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) condemned the establishment of a \u201cparallel government\u201d by Sudan\u2019s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), calling it an illegitimate attempt to fragment the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere can be no viable or sustainable military solution to the ongoing conflict,\u201d the PSC declared in a communiqu\u00e9 issued after its 1293rd meeting on Sudan, held in Addis Ababa last Monday. \u201cWe strongly reject the creation of the so-called \u2018parallel government<\/a>\u2019 in the Republic of Sudan by the Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees), led by the paramilitary RSF.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AU reiterated its call for \u201can immediate, permanent and unconditional cessation of hostilities\u201d and full support for a \u201cgenuine, inter-Sudanese inclusive dialogue towards a negotiated political settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Council also expressed alarm over \u201cthe reported situation of famine and starvation\u201d in Sudan, with specific concern for the besieged city of\u00a0El Fasher<\/a>, capital of North Darfur. It urged the RSF to lift the blockade to allow critical humanitarian aid to reach civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PSC demanded that all humanitarian agencies be granted \u201crapid, safe and unhindered\u201d access across the country and called on the AU Commission to mobilise\u00a0urgent assistance<\/a>\u00a0to alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commending the recent appointment of Dr Kamil El Tayeb Idris <\/strong>as civilian Prime Minister and the amendment of constitutional powers, the AU encouraged the international community to back efforts to restore constitutional order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It noted \u201cprogress made in the implementation of the roadmap\u201d presented in February by the Transitional Sovereignty Council, which advocates a national dialogue for those rejecting violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in May, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf\u00a0praised the appointment<\/a>\u00a0as a potential step toward restoring democratic governance. Hailing Dr Idris\u2019s selection as a \u201ca step toward inclusive governance,\u201d Youssouf reaffirmed the Union\u2019s commitment to Sudan\u2019s unity, sovereignty and stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youssouf\u2019s praise drew both\u00a0applause and condemnation<\/a>\u00a0across Sudan\u2019s political and military spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sumoud, headed by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, said such statements constitute a\u00a0flagrant breach<\/a> of African Union principles, which explicitly reject the legitimacy of any Sudanese government formed after the October 25, 2021 military coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasees accused him of \u201cclear bias towards the army\u201d and violating the AU\u2019s principles, particularly in light of Sudan\u2019s suspension from the bloc following the 2021 military coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar El Degeir<\/a>, chair of the Sudanese Congress Party, also told\u00a0Al Jazeera<\/em>, the AU chairperson\u2019s recent statements were \u201ccontradictory to the Union\u2019s declared stance\u201d and warned that no military solution would resolve Sudan\u2019s deepening crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AU also sounded a warning to\u00a0external actors<\/a>, condemning \u201call forms of external interference which is fuelling the Sudanese conflict,\u201d and tasked its subcommittees with identifying and recommending sanctions against those responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a clear move to unify fragmented peace efforts, the PSC called on the Chairperson of the AU Commission to convene all parties involved in Sudan\u2019s peace process to consolidate various initiatives into a single AU- and IGAD-led framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AU reaffirmed its commitment to stand with the Sudanese people \u201cin their relentless and legitimate quest for restoring peace, security, stability, development and democratic governance.\u201d<\/p>\n