Supporters of the "Forces of Freedom and Change, the National Charter Group" continue their sit-in in front of the Republican Palace in Khartoum, for the fourth consecutive day, amid calls to participate in demonstrations on Thursday to demand the transfer of power to civilians.

The protesters - who started their sit-in last Saturday - demand the expansion of the government's political incubator, the implementation of the provisions of the constitutional document, and the formation of a competent government.

Yesterday, Monday, the security forces used tear gas to disperse a group of protesters who arrived in the vicinity of the Council of Ministers headquarters in Khartoum, but things quickly returned to calm.

The "National Charter" group includes partisan entities and armed movements, most notably the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Darfur Governor Minni Arko Minawi, and the Justice and Equality Movement led by Jibril Ibrahim, the current Minister of Finance.

The new group accuses the forces of freedom and change known as the "Central Governing Council" group of seeking to monopolize power by excluding the rest of the civil currents in the country.

urgent national conference

The opposition People's Congress Party in Sudan called for the dissolution of the Council of Ministers, the formation of a government of independent competencies, and the replacement of all state governors with independent ones.

In a statement, the party - founded by the late Hassan al-Turabi - called on the Sovereignty Council to call for an urgent national conference with the aim of preparing for elections, addressing the economic crisis, and agreeing on the program for the remainder of the transitional period.

Sudanese youths are on their way to join the sit-in of the Republican Palace, which has been going on since last Saturday (Anatolia)

He also called for extensive consultations to agree on a transitional prime minister, and to form a Sovereignty Council consisting of civilian members representing all of Sudan, as he put it.

Thursday demonstrations

The National Consensus Alliance (one of the forces of the ruling coalition in Sudan) called for participation in demonstrations on Thursday to demand the transfer of the presidency of the Sovereignty Council to civilians.

The call of the coalition - which includes left-wing forces and is the second largest coalition in the ruling coalition - coincides with the continuation of the open sit-in in Khartoum, which calls on its supporters to dissolve the government, an option supported by the military component and political forces in the country.

The coalition stated - according to the official Sudanese News Agency - that "the masses will go out on October 21 to confirm the protection of the democratic transition and the need to transfer power to civilians."


And last Thursday, the Association of Professionals (which is the leader of the protest movement) called - in a statement - to go out in processions on October 21 to demand civilian rule.

united army

Yasser Arman, political advisor to Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, confirmed that October 21 represents a day of the December revolution that was launched against the ousted President Omar al-Bashir, and restores the revolution to its climax.

Arman called - in an article he published on his Facebook page - to build a single army, and said, "Let the army be one and professional, with no partner or competitor."

Yesterday, Sunday, the Forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change (the ruling coalition in Sudan) called for building a single Sudanese armed forces.

For weeks, tension has escalated between the military and civilian components of the transitional authority, due to criticism by military leaders of the political forces, against the background of thwarting a coup attempt last September 21.

Tensions escalated between the military and civilian components of the transitional authority after criticism by military leaders of the government (Al-Jazeera)

On March 7, 2020, the head of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, announced a project to restructure the army and the Rapid Support Forces (affiliated with the army).

crisis cell

On Monday, the Sudanese Cabinet announced that it had decided in an emergency session to form a joint crisis cell from all parties to address the current crisis in the country, and to commit to urgent agreement on practical solutions aimed at immunizing, protecting and stabilizing Sudan.

An informed ministerial source told Al Jazeera that the committee will be headed by Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, and will include two representatives from the military component, and 4 from the Forces of Freedom and Change, with two representatives from the Central Council and the National Pact groups.

The source quoted Hamdok as saying that peaceful dialogue would be the only way to resolve the crisis in Sudan.


The "Freedom and Change-Central Council Group" forces welcomed the seven-member committee headed by the Prime Minister.

She described its formation as a sound approach, while the "Freedom and Change-National Charter Group" adhered to dissolving the government, but - in return - it expressed its desire to sit for dialogue and discuss the crisis.

American move

Axios website quoted two well-informed sources as saying that the US envoy to the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, will visit Khartoum this week.

Last Saturday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken welcomed the roadmap announced by Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok to end the crisis in the country.

The US Senate Appropriations Committee published the draft fiscal year for the fiscal year 2022, and the text prohibits any military aid without the approval of the civilian component of the Sudanese transitional government.

The project limited aid to the Sudanese army in areas such as international and vocational military education, or the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement, or any other applicable peace agreement in Sudan.

Since August 21, 2019, Sudan has been living a 53-month transitional period that ends with elections in early 2024, during which power is shared by the army, civilian forces and armed movements that signed a peace agreement with the government on October 3, 2020.

This period began following the removal of the army leadership on April 11, 2019, Omar al-Bashir from the presidency (1989-2019) under pressure from popular protests against his rule.