Disputes Erupt over Formation of Partnership Council to Steer Sudan Transition

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (L) and Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attend the opening session of an economic conference in the capital Khartoum, September 26. (AFP)
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (L) and Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attend the opening session of an economic conference in the capital Khartoum, September 26. (AFP)
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Disputes Erupt over Formation of Partnership Council to Steer Sudan Transition

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (L) and Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attend the opening session of an economic conference in the capital Khartoum, September 26. (AFP)
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (L) and Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attend the opening session of an economic conference in the capital Khartoum, September 26. (AFP)

A decree by the Sudanese Sovereign Council to appoint a “council of partners for the transition” has prompted a wave of uproar among members of the body and its opponents.

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok warned that he may quit the Sovereign Council, saying that the decree went against the agreement on the structure of the partners body and its privileges.

Information minister and government spokesman Faisal Mohammed Saleh told Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday that the prime minister was “surprised” by the decree.

Sovereign Council Chairman, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had on Thursday issued a decree to form the 29-member Transitional Partners Council. It will be tasked with managing the transitional period, serving the country’s higher national interests and resolving disputes among various parties.

Saleh said, however, that those involved had agreed to form a “political consultative council” that brings together various political partners to resolve potential disputes. This council would not become involved in sovereign, executive and legislative authorities.

The agreement had called for the inclusion of five officers in the partners council, not six, he added.

The decree is “unsatisfactory, neither in its structure, nor in its jurisdiction,” he went on to say. “This is not what we agreed on.”

The agreement was for the council to be formed of peace partners, he revealed. The Forces for Freedom and Change and officers in the Sovereign Council used to hold talks in their capacity as signatories of the “constitutional document” and therefore, the partners of peace must be part of these talks.

Moreover, Saleh remarked that the fact that the decree was issued by the Sovereign Council makes it seem that it was acting as a “substitute to the legislative council.”

“This is unacceptable to any party. The council must be restructure and its duties amended so that it does not have power over either the legislative or executive authorities,” he demanded.



Milei Says Argentina to Move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

 Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)
Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)
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Milei Says Argentina to Move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

 Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)
Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Argentine President Javier Milei said Wednesday his country would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the status of which is one of the most delicate issues in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

"I am proud to announce before you that in 2026 we will make effective the move of our embassy to the city of west Jerusalem," Milei said in a speech in the Israeli parliament during an official state visit.

Argentina's embassy is currently located near the coastal city of Tel Aviv.