The failure of the Islamist movement has deeply weakened Sudan’s state, fuelling conflict, repression and decades of international isolation, former prime minister Abdullah Hamdok has said.
In an interview with New Horizons, Hamdok argued that blending ideology with power since the 1989 takeover hollowed out institutions and undermined citizenship.
He said the era produced wars across Sudan’s regions, crushed dissent and burdened ordinary citizens with sanctions and economic hardship.
Hamdok described the December Revolution as the collapse of the ideologically driven state model.
Rebuilding Sudan, he said, requires a civilian-led order and a single professional army under civilian authority.
He warned that militias have fractured state power and that security reform is a political necessity.
Hamdok concluded that unity, justice, peace and public trust are essential to Sudan’s recovery.
