The US has criticised the formation of a parallel government in Sudan, saying it risks further instability and partition of the country.
The State Department though the African Bureau, the US on Wednesday said it was “deeply concerned” by reports that Sudan rebels Rapid Support Forces and aligned actors had signed a “transitional constitution”.
The newly formed Sudan Founding Alliance has introduced a new constitution days after signing a political charter.
RSF and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-North) in Nairobi on Monday at 4am signed a transitional constitution seeks to replace the 2019 Transitional Sovereignty Council’s document, in which they seek to reform Sudan to be a secular state.
The rebels under the Sudan Founding Alliance on Tuesday night addressed the media in Nairobi, justifying the formation of a parallel government and the signing of the founding charter as well as the transition constitution.
TRANSITION CONSTITUTION
They said they formed the government as they have an obligation for the 20 million-25 million living in areas in which the RSF is in control, and they are the largest Sudanese alliance.
The alliance brings together political and armed groups.
“We have the moral obligation to help them live in dignity because those who have remained behind are the most vulnerable and have no ability or intention to leave,” the group said in the presser.
Defending the formation of a parallel government, they said there is a necessity and need for it.
“The Sudanese people outside Sudan have asked for it,” they said.
The Sudan Founding Alliance said the new constitution seeks to have a secular, democratic and decentralised state.
They added that the new supreme law separates cultural, ethnic and regional characteristics of the state, and provides “supra-constitutional principles” of governance, unity, justice, freedom and human rights.
“We have a comprehensive Bill of Rights based on Kenya’s 2010 Constitution. We also have mechanisms to protect human rights through the establishment of the Judiciary and two chambers of Parliament,” they said.
US OPPOSITION TO RSF MOVE
However, the US said attempts to establish a parallel government are unhelpful for peace and security for the country, and risks further instability and de facto partition of the country.
Earlier, acting US Alternate Representative to the UN John Kelley on February 26 said the Sudan war was catastrophic and the cause of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
“Its continued escalation is a threat to the stability and security of the region and beyond. The United States is focused on resolving this crisis,” Kelly said.
Kelly said attempts by the RSF and aligned actors to establish a government in RSF-controlled territory in Sudan are unhelpful for the cause of peace and security in Sudan, and risks a de facto partition of the country.
The envoy added that external support to the warring parties only serves to prolong the conflict.
