Sudan’s military is to start building a new government once it fully recaptures Khartoum, the capital, military sources said on Sunday. The declaration came after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed to set up a war-time technocratic administration.
Recently, in the Khartoum war, the army has advanced highly and has resulted in the receding of RSF paramilitaries. Although the RSF had previously maintained dominance over the capital, losses are being accrued by them following the increased airstrikes of the expanded airpower for the army forces and reinforcement support from allied militias. The advancing army is thus now near to the presidential palace, which strategically lies on the Nile.
Burhan told reporters in the Port Sudan, which is the military stronghold, that it would be focused on completing the mission related to the armed forces, “We can call it a caretaker government, a wartime government. It will help us complete our mission of liberating Sudan from these rebels,” he said.
Even as the army has gained ground recently, RSF continues to control much of western Sudan and is going on an aggressive consolidation spree in Darfur. The paramilitary group has also declared its support for a rival, civilian-led administration. Burhan ruled out a ceasefire during Ramadan unless RSF puts an end to its campaign in al-Fashir.
The conflict, which erupted in April 2023 over a dispute about the integration of the two forces, has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Over 12 million people have been displaced, and half the population faces severe hunger.
Military sources announced that constitutional amendments in the pipeline would eliminate references to civilian partnership, giving the army full authority. Burhan also invited members of the Taqadum coalition to renounce the RSF, promising they would be welcomed back if they did so.
