Sudan: Sudan Youth Parliament Warns of 'Deepening De Facto Partition'

What the report says

The Sudan Youth Parliament has issued a new two-year strategy for September 2026 to September 2028, warning that Sudan’s wartime split could harden into a lasting “de facto partition.” The plan was launched on 30 August, as Sudan entered its fourth year of war, and places grassroots groups, young people and women at the centre of efforts to support a political settlement.

According to the Dabanga report published by AllAfrica, the parliament says the conflict has moved beyond frontline fighting into a situation where rival authorities and institutions are taking shape in different parts of the country. It points to the army-backed administration in Port Sudan and an RSF-linked authority in Nyala as examples of a growing geographic and institutional divide. The group also warns that separate domestic political tracks could deepen the split instead of producing a unified process to end the war.

The strategy comes as army chief and Sovereignty Council chair Abdelfattah El Burhan promotes an internal Sudanese dialogue, while regional and international mediation efforts continue through the Quad and the Quintet. The youth parliament argues that these initiatives remain fragmented and that outside involvement has complicated rather than simplified the search for peace.

The document gives particular emphasis to emergency response rooms, women’s initiatives and youth networks that have continued providing services and relief during the conflict. The parliament says stronger support for these local groups is important not only for humanitarian reasons but also for rebuilding civilian political participation and resisting a permanent division of the country.