Africa: Resilience Alliance – “The reasons for suspending Sudan’s membership in the African Union still exist”
Addis Ababa — A delegation from the Sudanese Democratic Civil Alliance for Revolutionary Forces (Sumud) anticipated the African summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, by conducting extensive consultations with the “influential states” in decision-making within the African Union, in addition to the 15 states in the African Peace and Security Council, as the body competent to freeze and restore any state’s membership in the event of a violation of the founding charter of the African Union.
The African Union announced that the forty-eighth ordinary session of the Executive Council will be held on February 11 and 12, 2026, with the meetings concluding with the Summit of Heads of State and Government from February 14 to 15, 2026.
‘The reasons for the freeze still exist‘
The official spokesman for the Resilience Alliance, Dr. Bakri Al-Jak, told Radio Dabanga that the main reason for suspending Sudan’s membership still exists, which is the lack of a legitimate government, and the continued coup against the legitimacy produced by the revolution, pointing out that the only variable in the equation is igniting war, and trying to exploit it to restore legitimacy, which he considered one of the goals of the parties that ignited the conflict.
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In 2029, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) decided. Comment post Sudan in all African Union activities until an effective civilian-led government is formed. Sudan’s suspension was briefly lifted in 2021, pending the formation of a civilian-led government. The country’s membership was canceled again one month later, on October 25, 2021, following the coup carried out by the President of the Transitional Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on October 25, 2021, against the transitional government, by dissolving the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers and imposing a state of emergency in the country.
Sudan suspended its membership in IGAD on January 20, 2024, in protest against the participation of the Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti,” in an extraordinary summit of leaders of the organization’s countries that was held in Uganda two days before the decision to suspend his membership. Before announcing the suspension of its membership two days ago, observers considered this a step to pave the way for Sudan to regain its membership.
Position on the African Union
Al-Jak explained to Radio Dabanga that this visit focuses on meetings with those concerned countries. Al-Jack said that their criticism of the African Union was not directed at the African Union as an institution, and not at the positive positions it took in freezing Sudan’s membership since the coup of October 25, 2021, but rather focused on the way of dealing with the political file, which he said lacked institutional work and relied on dealing with the Sudanese crisis as a passing event, and not as a long and complex process, pointing out that this matter requires that the complexity of the crisis itself be great to the point of thinking about solutions. outside.
Efforts of Egypt and Algeria:
In addition, a statement issued by Al-Samoud stated that a delegation of its leaders, headed by the head of the coalition, Dr. Abdullah Hamdok, arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, today, Monday, coinciding with the annual summit of the African Union, which is being held during these days.
During the visit, which will last for several days, the delegation will hold a series of meetings with the delegations participating in the African Summit to discuss developments in the situation in Sudan, explain the vision of the Resilience Alliance to bring peace, and work to urge the countries of the African continent to redouble their efforts to stop the war in Sudan.
unproductive
Al-Jack criticized the idea of inviting Sudanese parties to meetings without prior consultation with the parties concerned about who has the right to invite and participate, and only holding meetings from within offices, which is an unproductive method that does not contribute to addressing the roots of the crisis.
Al-Jack acknowledged the existence of intensive efforts led by Egypt and Algeria, along with other countries, to restore Sudan’s membership in the African Union, which poses a challenge to them in maintaining the suspension of Sudan’s membership. He explained that their position on these efforts is not based on dismantling the Sudanese state or engaging in political challenges, but rather is based on an objective reading of the reasons for suspending membership, and that the circumstances that led to this still exist.
Egypt holds the presidency of the African Union
The Arab Republic of Egypt assumed the presidency of the African Peace and Security Council of the African Union for the current session, which extends until this February, succeeding the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which assumed the task in January 2026.
The Peace and Security Council was established in 2003 and is responsible for implementing African Union decisions and working to prevent and resolve conflicts. It consists of 15 states, 5 of which are elected every three years and 10 are elected for two-year terms.
The issue of legitimacy is the most prominent obstacle to achieving peace
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The official spokesman for Al-Samoud added that the issue of legitimacy has become one of the most prominent obstacles to reaching peace in Sudan, considering that the African Union should not be involved in granting legitimacy to any party, because being satisfied with legitimacy with a fait accompli is understandable, but consolidating the legitimacy of one party at the expense of another party does not help in achieving solutions and will further complicate the crisis and prolong the war.
He stressed that the situation that occurred on October 25 still exists, and there is still no legitimate government, stressing that their position is firm and they remain opposed to this approach, which stems from this approach, not out of political machinations, but out of the conviction that this approach increases the complexity of the political scene because no change has occurred in the political arena.
Al-Jack concluded his speech by saying that their efforts will continue and focus on the priority of making peace and bringing together the Sudanese to reach understandings that lead to the creation of a new legitimate authority capable of managing the transitional period and getting the country out of this impasse it is experiencing, stressing that this position is based on a clear and objective theoretical and conceptual basis.
