Sudan foreign ministry welcomes African Union condemnation of RSF parallel government

Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the statement issued by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council following its meeting on Wednesday, which included an explicit and complete condemnation of the declaration by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and its affiliates to establish a parallel government in the country.

The AU Peace and Security Council called on all member states and the international community as a whole not to recognise any government or entity seeking to divide Sudan or govern part of its territory or institutions. It also called on African states and the international community to refrain from supporting or assisting any armed or political group seeking to establish a parallel government or state in Sudan, stressing that it does not recognise such a government.

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“This strong position reflects the full commitment to the principles upon which Pan-Africanism has been founded, as expressed in the Constitutive Act of the African Union, and previously in the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity, the Charter of the United Nations, and all the rules upon which the contemporary international system is based. The most important of these principles are the preservation of state sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, and the rejection of interference in the internal affairs of states,” said the ministry.

“This principled and decisive position from the continental mother organisation underscores the international community’s total rejection of the conspiracy of the genocidal RSF militia and its regional sponsor, along with those who follow its directives in the region, against the unity and sovereignty of Sudan.”

Sudan reiterated its appreciation for “these clear positions that are consistent with international law, which constitute strong support to the Sudanese people and their national institutions in defending their sovereignty, unity, dignity and independence.”

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