Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, chairman of the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) Presidential Council, has ordered the dissolution of civilian administrations and founding councils across five states in Darfur and Kordofan, marking a major restructuring of governance in territories controlled by the alliance.
The decision, announced on Friday under Presidential Decree No. 19 of 2026, abolishes the Civil Administrations Document of 2024 and removes administrative structures established under the previous framework.
The decree covers South Darfur, Central Darfur, East Darfur, West Darfur and West Kordofan, including subordinate administrative bodies, local councils and associated institutions.
Issued under Article 65 of the 2025 Transitional Constitution, the order is intended to reorganise government institutions and establish a new administrative framework as TASIS moves towards implementing its decentralised system of governance.
Under the directive, heads of civilian administrations, founding council chairpersons, advisers and executive officials appointed under the abolished framework are relieved of their positions.
All appointments and administrative mandates based exclusively on the dissolved structures are terminated with immediate effect.
Officials affected by the decision must surrender government records, official seals, financial resources, equipment and other public assets to the relevant authorities.
Transitional arrangements
The decree instructs the relevant authorities to maintain essential government services and administrative operations while legislation governing decentralised administration and local government is finalised.
Existing competent authorities will temporarily oversee administrative functions to prevent disruptions to public services.
The establishment of replacement councils or permanent appointments within the dissolved structures will require new legislation or authorisation from the appropriate government bodies.
The decree does not specify when the replacement administrative framework will become operational.
Restructuring TASIS governance
The decision represents a significant step in the alliance’s efforts to reorganise civilian administration following the establishment of its Government of Peace and Unity in Nyala in 2025.
Civilian administrations had previously operated across areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), overseeing local government functions during the conflict that began in April 2023.
TASIS subsequently established a Presidential Council, transitional government ministries and regional administrative structures under its 2025 constitutional framework.
The latest decree effectively ends the earlier administrative arrangements in the five named states, clearing the way for a new system of local governance.
TASIS has presented decentralisation and greater regional autonomy as central elements of its proposed political system, which seeks to replace Sudan’s historically centralised governing structures.
The practical impact of the restructuring on local government services and administrative personnel has yet to become clear.
