Split Among Hamdok Allies as 35 Sumoud Leaders Decide to Return to Khartoum

Journalist Abdel Majid Abdel Hamid revealed that 35 leaders of the so-called “Sumoud Alliance” have taken a decisive decision to return to Sudan. The move comes as part of a political step aimed at leading direct and public dialogue with the authorities in Khartoum and Port Sudan to revise previous political paths and support state institutions.

Abdel Hamid noted that the returning figures include the head of a prominent political party who, in recent months, entered into sharp disagreements with alliance leader Abdalla Hamdok and others.

He said internal disputes escalated over what was described as an unacceptable stance supporting the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, accelerating the alliance’s fragmentation and prompting the arrival of an undeclared advance delegation to arrange dialogue with influential actors in the security and political landscape.

The split coincided with a meeting held by civilian political forces in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to discuss the roots of Sudan’s crisis and the repercussions of the current catastrophe.

Participants discussed, through extended brainstorming sessions, the worsening humanitarian challenges and ways to strengthen coordination among national forces, in an attempt to establish a new foundation for political action and explore opportunities for a peaceful solution.