Senior figure in the “Somoud” alliance and former minister Khalid Omer Yousif has issued stark warnings over what he described as dangerous political adventures led by powerful elites based in Port Sudan, warning that these moves threaten Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity.
In a widely circulated post on social media, Yousif said that influential circles in Port Sudan, including figures linked to SAF, remnants of the former regime, and leaders associated with the Muslim Brotherhood current, are pushing paths that could drive the country into a dark tunnel of fragmentation and division.
Yousif warned that promoting projects aimed at dividing Sudan at this stage would not result in stable states, but would instead produce small warlord-run entities, marked by chronic instability and endless conflict.
He explained that these approaches, embraced by powerful leadership groups in Port Sudan, seek to entrench geographical and political division as a way of evading the obligations of peace and democratic transition.
The Sudanese politician called for an immediate halt to what he described as a state of political madness targeting the dismantling of the national map.
According to Yousif, the only viable exit from the crisis rests on three fundamental steps, an unconditional and immediate cessation of hostilities to protect what remains of Sudanese lives, engagement in an inclusive political process to draft a new social contract, and a return to a democratic transition that establishes equal citizenship free from the dominance of weapons.
His remarks come as Port Sudan, now serving as a temporary administrative capital, witnesses intensified political activity by figures linked to the former regime and the Islamist movement, both of which continue to support a military solution.
Observers say Yousif’s warnings reflect growing fears among civilian forces that negotiation channels may be permanently closed, pushing Sudan toward a distorted reality divided between military and militia-controlled zones, effectively ending hopes of restoring a unified state.
These warnings coincide with increasing international pressure to return to negotiations, while the Somoud alliance insists that any path entrenching a fait accompli authority in Port Sudan or elsewhere will inevitably lead Sudan toward total collapse.
