Nyala, August 20 (Darfur24)
The Sudan Founding Alliance government, TASIS, said its prime minister, Mohamed Hassan Osman Al-Ta’aishi, has sent an official letter to the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) following the council’s recent visit to Khartoum and meetings with Sudan’s military-led government.
TASIS’s media office said Tuesday that Al-Ta’aishi called on the PSC to carry out its responsibilities independently and impartially and to engage in a balanced manner with all Sudanese parties.
An African Union Peace and Security Council delegation visited Sudan on August 16 and 17, led by Algeria’s representative to the African Union, Mohamed Khaled. The delegation met Sudanese army commander and Sovereignty Council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as well as Prime Minister Kamil Idris, to discuss political, security and humanitarian developments, efforts to end the war and the future of Sudan’s political process.
According to the statement, Al-Ta’aishi urged the council to listen to representatives of citizens across Sudan, arguing that the African Union’s position following the October 25, 2021 military takeover was based on principles rejecting unconstitutional changes of government and military involvement in politics.
The letter warned that any move to normalize the situation resulting from the October 2021 coup or the war that began on April 15, 2023 could be viewed as a departure from the African Union’s previous positions and could undermine efforts to end the conflict.
The African Union suspended Sudan from participation in its activities following the October 2021 military takeover that removed the transitional government headed by Abdalla Hamdok. The army and the Rapid Support Forces, whose leaders jointly carried out the takeover, later went to war against each other in April 2023.
Al-Ta’aishi, who heads the government formed by the “Founding” Alliance, said the administration was created to manage civilian affairs, provide basic services and protect civilians amid the collapse of state institutions caused by the war.
He said the government was not intended to deepen Sudan’s divisions but to protect civilians, restore constitutional order and support the establishment of a state based on peace, justice and equal citizenship.
Al-Ta’aishi reiterated the government’s support for independent and impartial initiatives aimed at ending the war, addressing the humanitarian crisis and launching a comprehensive political process leading to lasting peace.
Meanwhile, Sudan’s military-led government has intensified diplomatic efforts to persuade the African Union to reconsider its suspension of the country’s membership, while the Peace and Security Council has continued to call for an end to the war, a comprehensive political process and the restoration of civilian rule.