The African Union has broken its silence on the formation of the parallel Sudan government by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliated political and social forces.
RSF and allied groups signed a transitional constitution for Sudan on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, taking them a step closer to setting up a parallel government, weeks after they signed a charter in Nairobi on February 23, sparking a diplomatic row between Kenya and Sudan.
In a communiqué issued on Wednesday, March 12, a day after the AU's Peace and Security Council (PSC) held a meeting on the situation in Sudan, the council called on all AU member states and the international community not to recognise any parallel government or entity seeking to partition and govern any part of the territory of Sudan or its institutions. ''Council called on all AU Member States and the international community not to recognise any parallel government or entity seeking to partition and govern any part of the territory of the Republic of Sudan or its institutions,'' read part of the communiqué by the AU.
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo(left) with President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi on January 3, 2024.
