The political and leadership council of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has unanimously approved the Sudan Founding Charter and Constitution, directing the movement’s institutions to implement the documents.
The SPLM-N reaffirmed its commitment to the Sudan Founding Charter coalition, which advocates for a “New Sudan” and explicitly calls for a secular state.
The charter also upholds the right to self-determination if secularism is not enshrined in the transitional or permanent constitution, or if any supra-constitutional principles are violated.
The council convened in Nairobi on February 22-23 to review the outcomes of recent discussions in the Kenyan capital, where a high-level SPLM-N delegation participated in negotiations with political and civil forces, as well as armed movements that signed the charter alongside the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
During the meeting, the council received a briefing on the establishment of the coalition and the content of the charter and constitution for the proposed transitional peace government. The leadership commended the delegation’s efforts in advancing discussions with Sudan’s political and military actors.
The session was attended by SPLM-N leader Abdelaziz Adam al-Hilu, First Deputy Chairman Joseph Tuka Ali, Deputy Chairman Jakkoud Makwar Murada, Chief of Staff Izzat Koko, and Secretary-General Ammar Amon Deldoum, along with other senior members of the council.
Joseph Tuka Ali, the SPLM-N’s first deputy chairman and a veteran commander from the New Fung region who joined the movement in 1984, signed the founding declaration on behalf of the group.
