February 9, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s foreign ministry on Sunday urged the international community to support a post-conflict roadmap that includes the resumption of the political process.
The call comes after the army regained control of areas in Sennar, Al-Jazirah, and large parts of Khartoum and Um Ruwaba in North Kordofan, effectively controlling all supply routes in the country, except for those in Darfur and West Kordofan.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the international community, particularly the United Nations, the African Union, and the Arab League, to support the roadmap presented by the state as a national consensus for establishing peace and stability and completing the tasks of the transition,” the ministry said in a statement.
It said the state leadership presented the roadmap after extensive consultations with national and community forces, aiming to prepare for the post-war phase and resume the comprehensive political process.
The roadmap includes launching a comprehensive national dialogue for political and community forces, welcoming organizations that “stand in a patriotic position and renounce the aggressors,” referring to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the statement added.
Before the conflict, the army, the RSF, and political organizations were engaged in a political process aimed at transferring power to civilians. However, disagreements over the timeline for integrating the RSF into the armed forces and issues of command and control led to the outbreak of war.
The foreign ministry said the roadmap emphasizes freedom of opinion and political action without prejudice to national constants, and ensures no citizen is denied the right to obtain a passport.
The roadmap also includes amendments to the constitutional document and the selection of a civilian prime minister to head the executive branch without interference. The government formed by the state would be tasked with overcoming the consequences of the war, the ministry added.
The army and the RSF, as the military component, signed the constitutional document with the Forces of Freedom and Change in 2019 to be the constitutional reference for the transitional period before the leaders of the two forces carried out a military coup in October 2021.
The foreign ministry stipulated that any negotiation with the RSF requires the laying down of arms and the evacuation of civilian areas.
It stressed that accepting calls for a ceasefire requires the RSF to lift its siege of El Fasher, followed by the withdrawal of its forces from Khartoum, West Kordofan, and the Darfur states.