Rapid Support Forces sign transitional Sudanese constitution

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, together with Sudanese allied groups have signed a transitional constitution on March 4^th, according to AfricaNews.

The RSF have been at war with the Sudanese army since April 2023, and the fighting has triggered large-scale displacements, famine, the deaths of tens of thousands of people and sexual violence.

A new constitution will bring the RSF even closer to setting up a parallel government, which will enable them to operate alongside the Sudanese government.

This new constitution will formally establish a government, laying out what it describes as a federal, secular state, that is split into eight regions.

Several African countries have publicly rejected the idea of the RSF forming a parallel government in Sudan, emphasizing the need to uphold the unity of the Sudanese government. Jordan affirmed their support for the Sudanese government on March 2nd, while Egypt affirmed their support on February 23rd.

At the same time, fighting continued on March 4th, though the RSF have not made much recent progress on their advances.

Towards the end of February, Sudan’s armed forces began to make progress for the first time in two years, as they began to retake control of Sudan’s capital city, Khartoum. Additionally, in January Sudan’s armed forces  recaptured the key city of Wad Madani.

AfricaNews, Maghrebi, Sudan Tribune