Sudan’s RSF-led alliance narrows down choice for prime minister

July 23, 2025 (NYALA, South Kordofan) – An alliance led by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has narrowed its choice for prime minister down to two candidates as it pushes forward with plans to form a new government, two sources in the alliance told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday.

The sources identified the final candidates as senior alliance figures Ibrahim Al-Mirghani and Mohamed Hassan al-Taishi. A previous offer for the post was declined by Nasredeen Abdelbari, who served as justice minister in Sudan’s post-revolution transitional government, the sources added.

The consultations are part of a broader move to establish a new government with its capital in Nyala, in the South Darfur region, an area largely under the control of the RSF and its allies.

The “Founding Alliance of Sudan,” or “Tasis,” is headed by RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemetti, with Abdelaziz al-Hilu, leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebel group, serving as his deputy.

A proposal is also being considered to distribute ministries across cities in Darfur and Kordofan. The sources said Mabrouk Mubarak Salim has been nominated as governor for the East Sudan region and that three to four seats on a new presidential council would be allocated to women.

A full government announcement is expected before the end of July. The move to form the administration follows the signing of a foundational charter in Nairobi last February by the RSF, the SPLM-N, and other political and civil groups.