Government of Peace and Unity

The Government of Peace and Unity (Arabic: حكومة السلام والوحدة, romanized: hukumat alsalam walwahda) is a proposed parallel government announced in February 2025 to administer areas of Sudan controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied groups during the Sudanese Civil War, in opposition to the transitional government being formed by the Transitional Sovereignty Council. As of 28 March 2025, negotiations are ongoing to form the government and an announcement is expected after the end of Eid al-Fitr.
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a coup d'état in April 2019 following a series of large-scale protests. A 39-month transition to democracy was planned with the role of head of state being performed by a Transitional Sovereignty Council and a transitional government led by Abdalla Hamdok was formed to govern the country until elections planned for July 2023. The transition period ended abruptly when the transitional government was dissolved following a further coup d'état, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in October 2021. A civil war between the al-Burhan led Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo broke out in April 2023. Initially the RSF gained control of most of the capital, Khartoum and parts of Southern and Western Sudan. However, by early 2025, the SAF had regained ground around Khartoum and by mid-February 2025, had control over about two thirds of the Khartoum metropolitan area.
The Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, announced plans for the formation of a civilian led transitional government on 10 February 2025. In response, the RSF convened a conference in Nairobi, Kenya on 18 February 2025 to establish a Sudan Founding Alliance and draft a Sudan Founding Charter, also known as the Nairobi Charter, to pave the way for the formation of a rival Government of Peace and Unity to administer territory under RSF control. On 4 March 2025, the Sudan Founding Alliance announced that it had adopted a transitional constitutional framework at a ceremony held at the Mercure Upper Hill Hotel in Nairobi.
Consultations on the make up of the proposed government began on 23 February 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. However, on 24 February 2025, disagreements emerged between members of the Sudan Founding Alliance over allocation of positions within the proposed government. On 8 March 2025, the RSF announced that arrangements to form the Government of Peace and Unity were complete and plans to issue passports, official documents and currency were being prepared. On 25 March 2025, it was reported that the Rapid Support Forces would gain the chairmanship of the presidential council and at least 40% of positions on the transitional cabinet, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (al Hilu) would gain the vice-chairmanship of the presidential council and 30% of positions on the transitional cabinet with the remainder shared between the other members of the Sudan Founding Alliance. On 28 March 2025, it was announced that the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, was nominated to be the chairman of the Presidential Council in the future government. Along with this announcement, it was announced that negotiations are nearing their close and the government would likely be formed shortly after Eid al-Fitr.
The transitional constitutional framework adopted by the Sudan Founding Alliance on 4 March 2025 prescribed the structure of the Government of Peace and Unity. It contains provisions for the division of Sudan into eight administrative regions and defines the powers of national, regional and local authorities.
A Presidential Council is to serve as the collective head of state. It is to have 15 members, including provincial governors, and is to be nominated by the Sudan Founding Alliance. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was announced as the chairman of the presidential council on 28 March 2025.
A Transitional Cabinet is to consist of a prime minister, nominated by the Sudan Founding Alliance, and up to 16 other ministers nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the signatories to the Sudan Founding Charter.
A bicameral Constituent Legislative Body is to be made up of a 24 member Council of Regions and a 177 member Council of Deputies.
The transitional constitutional framework proposes dividing the country into eight Regions: Khartoum Region, Eastern Region, Northern Region, Darfur Region, Central Region, Kordofan Region, South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains Region, and New Funj Region.