Sudan’s Founding Alliance, known by its Arabic acronym Tasis, expects to unveil a new unity government “within days” as part of a three-tier power structure intended to end more than two years of civil war, alliance sources told media.
The sources, who asked not to be identified, said the planned line-up will include:
- A cabinet,
- A presidential council, and
- An interim parliament.
They will be announced from Nyala, capital of South Darfur, which is widely tipped to serve as the alliance’s provisional seat of power.
TASIS in 90 seconds
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Taḥāluf al-Sudān al-Ta’sīsī — “Sudan Founding Alliance”; abbreviated TASIS. |
| Birth | Signed 22 Feb 2025 in Nairobi by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and a coalition of rebel groups, break-away party wings and civil-society figures. |
| Why it formed | To build a civilian unity government and negotiate (or fight) as a single front against the SAF-aligned junta in Port Sudan. |
| Leadership | 31-member council headed by Dagalo (Hemedti); vice-chair Abdel Aziz al-Hilu of the SPLM-N. |
| Key pledge | A two-phase transition culminating in a 10-year “founding period” and creation of one national army drawn from the RSF, SPLM-N and other signatories. |
| Territory held | Controls most of Darfur’s rural west and south plus pockets in South Kordofan; urban centres remain contested. |
| Next step | Promise to announce a three-tier structure—cabinet, presidential council, interim parliament—from Nyala “within days.” |
| Why it matters | If the lineup sticks, Sudan will have two rival governments, complicating ceasefire talks and humanitarian access but giving western and southern regions a stronger collective bargaining position. |
31-member leadership council
Tasis last week named a 31-seat leadership council chaired by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as Hemedti) with Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) leader Abdel Aziz al-Hilu as deputy.
The council will oversee three temporary committees on foreign relations, political outreach and humanitarian affairs, the sources said. It can create additional committees as required and will guide overall policy during the transition.
Transition charter
A draft interim constitution sets out a two-phase transition:
- Pre-transition begins the moment the charter takes effect and runs until major hostilities are declared over.
- Founding transition starts once a formal ceasefire is announced and will last ten years.
During that period, the charter obliges the unity government to build a single, professional national army drawing from the RSF, the SPLM-N’s “People’s Army” and other armed groups that signed the Tasis charter in Nairobi on 22 February.
Key milestones in TASIS formation
| Date | Milestone | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2025 | First Nairobi coordination meeting—RSF, SPLM-N, Darfur factions and political parties agree in principle to create a joint front. | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Sudan Founding Charter signed, formally establishing the Founding Alliance (Tasis). | Nairobi |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Midnight ceremony confirms charter; delegates set a 60-day window to draft an interim constitution. | Nairobi |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 31-member Leadership Council announced; RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) named chair, SPLM-N leader Abdel Aziz al-Hilu deputy. | Nyala, South Darfur |
| 7 Jul 2025 (expected) | Alliance says it will unveil the three-tier unity and peace government—cabinet, presidential council, interim parliament. | Nyala (provisional seat) |
| Post-ceasefire | Start of a 10-year “founding transition” once a formal nationwide truce is declared; RSF, SPLM-N and other signatories to merge into a single national army. | To be determined |
Inclusive cabinet promised
The incoming government will include representatives of all political parties, armed factions and civil-society groups in the alliance, with “fair shares” for women, a senior official said.
Tasis brings together the RSF, SPLM-N, Darfur rebel factions within the Revolutionary Front, break-away wings of the Umma and Democratic Unionist parties and several independents.
If confirmed, the new administration would run parallel to the SAF-aligned junta currently based in Port Sudan, deepening Sudan’s institutional split and complicating diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict.
