Former Sudanese Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari said the newly announced transitional government formed by the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) is not pursuing a separatist agenda but aims to represent citizens who reject what he called Sudan’s “failed old state.”
Writing on X, Abdulbari said the government, headquartered in Nyala, “will serve as a voice and refuge for all Sudanese marginalized by decades of exclusion from decision-making.” He argued that sovereignty, long abused by the country’s elites, “has finally returned to its rightful owners – the vast majority of Sudan’s people.”
The statement follows the weekend announcement by TASIS of an alternative transitional administration during a televised press conference in Nyala. The new structure brings together the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), armed movements, and political and civilian groups seeking to reframe Sudan’s transition.
According to the announcement, Mohamed Hassan al-Ta’aishi was named prime minister, while RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti” will chair a 15-member presidential council with rebel chief Abdelaziz al-Hilu as deputy.
The appointments also include new regional governors: Hadi Idris for Darfur, Jakkoud Mekwar for South Kordofan, Fares al-Nour for Khartoum, Mabrouk Mubarak Selim for the East, Joseph Tekka for the Funj region, Saleh Issa for the Central region, and Professor Abu al-Qasim al-Rashid for the North.
Other council members include prominent political figures such as al-Taher Hajar, Mohamed Youssef Ahmed al-Mustafa, and Mohamed Hamid al-Nuwairi. The coalition says the structure is designed to expand political representation and create a new basis for governance amid a conflict that has torn Sudan apart since April 2023.
The move signals a deliberate shift away from the political power centers that have dominated Sudan for decades, toward a new coalition seeking to respond to the country’s severe security, political, and social crises.
