Sudanese Anti-War Coalition Rejects Burhan-Backed 'National Dialogue,' Proposes Alternative Peace Roadmap

A broad coalition of Sudanese anti-war political and civil forces — including the Somoud alliance led by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, Abdel Wahid al-Nur's Sudan Liberation Movement, Mubarak al-Fadil's National Umma Party faction, and Wajedi Sleh's Baath Party — concluded a two-day consultative meeting in Addis Ababa on August 22-23, 2026 by formally rejecting the 'Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue' initiative that Sovereignty Council chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had announced on August 14. The groups said the process, held under one warring party's protection, risked granting political legitimacy to military rule, legitimizing the status quo, and deepening Sudan's de facto division into rival zones of control. In place of Burhan's initiative, the coalition proposed an alternative three-track roadmap combining humanitarian assistance, a permanent ceasefire, and a civilian-led political process, insisting any peace process must involve independent parties and exclude the National Congress Party and Islamic Movement entirely.