Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has rejected a Saudi-backed political proposal aimed at forming a civilian government aligned with SAF chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, according to political sources cited by the Horn of Africa Observatory.
The sources said Hamdok refused to take part in any arrangements or understandings sponsored by Riyadh that would reshape Sudan’s political scene by drawing civilian forces into a political framework connected to Burhan and the SAF.
Hamdok reportedly insisted that any political process must be based on a comprehensive settlement that ends the war, restores an independent civilian transition, and keeps the military from dominating Sudan’s future political order.
According to the Observatory, Hamdok also warned against using failed regional settlement models, particularly Yemen, as a template for Sudan. He argued that Sudan’s crisis requires a genuinely civilian-led process rather than a power-sharing formula that reproduces military influence under a civilian cover.
The report follows earlier claims by Africa Intelligence that Saudi Arabia has been quietly working on the Sudan file in an effort to build an internationally recognised civilian base linked to understandings with Burhan.
The French outlet reported that Riyadh has been pushing behind the scenes for the formation of a new “credible” civilian government that could gain international recognition while remaining politically aligned with the SAF chief.
Saudi officials have reportedly contacted influential Sudanese civilian figures as part of a broader diplomatic effort to persuade them to join the proposed process and cooperate directly with Burhan.
The reported rejection by Hamdok highlights the growing tension between regional attempts to engineer a political settlement and Sudanese civilian demands for a transition that is not subordinated to military authority.
