Sudan civilian bloc to bypass appointed PM, send peace plan to warring sides

June 25, 2025 (KAMPALA) – A major Sudanese civilian coalition said on Wednesday it would not recognise the country’s army-appointed prime minister and will instead send its proposal for ending a 14-month-long war directly to the rival military factions.

The Civil Democratic Alliance “Somoud” (Resilience), a pro-democracy group led by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, finalised a political vision last week to end the conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

A senior Somoud leader, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the coalition would not submit the plan to Prime Minister Kamil Idris, who was appointed by the army-aligned government and is based in Port Sudan.

“Somoud does not recognise any government formed in Port Sudan or anywhere else inside the country,” the leader said.

Instead, the final version of the peace plan will be sent to the leadership of both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF, coalition spokesman Bakry Eljack said.

He said the document was currently being discussed with other Sudanese political groups before being finalised.

The move comes as Somoud leaders conduct a diplomatic tour of African capitals. Al-Jack confirmed the coalition’s leadership was currently in South Africa, where they met with President Cyril Ramaphosa this week, and that the next stop would be Morocco.

Sudan’s foreign ministry, which represents the army-led government, announced on Sunday that it rejected any official engagement by foreign countries with the Somoud alliance.

Somoud’s leadership is based mainly in exile in countries such as Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

The war, which broke out in April 2023, has been met with numerous international calls for a ceasefire, which both the army and the RSF have so far rejected.