Sudanese Prime Minister Mohamed Hassan al-Ta’ayshi recently reaffirmed that the Tasis government is pursuing a “fundamentally unifying” agenda aimed at addressing the structural causes of the national crisis. This statement brings to the forefront the Founding Alliance’s central demand: to rebuild national identity, redefine the relationship between the state and religion, and correct deeply rooted developmental imbalances, in order to build a secular, democratic, and decentralized “new Sudan.”
Tasis’s unifying doctrine is not limited to rhetoric. In August 2025, Prime Minister al-Ta’ayshi was sworn in in Nyala, alongside Presidential Council Chairman Hemedti and Vice President Abdelaziz al-Hilu. The government immediately began restructuring the police force to ensure it reflects “all regions of Sudan” and is “independent of ideological, partisan, or regional loyalties,” in accordance with the Prime Minister’s directives.
In August 2026, al-Ta’ayshi sent an official letter to the African Union Peace and Security Council, reaffirming that his administration had been established “to manage civil affairs, provide basic services, and protect civilians,” and not to “deepen Sudan’s divisions.”
The doctrine of unity, however, faces equally tangible centrifugal forces. On the ground, fighting continues with increased intensity. In August 2026, an assault by the Rapid Support Forces on the town of Um Arda, near El Obeid, left more than 14 civilians dead and triggered a massive displacement of people.
The UN documented approximately 1,400 civilian deaths between January and June 2026, including 1,100 killed by drone strikes, while the total number of displaced persons reached 13 million. These figures point to a fragmentation of security that contradicts the promise of a unified order.
Tasis consistently asserts that its goal is not the partition of Sudan. Al-Ta’ayshi has repeatedly emphasized that his government emerged from “the collapse of state institutions” and aims to “restore constitutional order” and “establish a state based on peace, justice, and equal citizenship.”
The Tasis doctrine of unity faces a fundamental contradiction: the former Sudan, which it claims to be dismantling, retains control of the East, the Center, and the Red Sea ports and refineries. In contrast, the regions controlled by Tasis, although rich in resources, have neither access to the sea nor refining capacity.
The al-Ta’ayshi government’s narrative of unity is essentially a battle for legitimacy: it seeks to use the facts of institutional development to force international recognition of its ability to govern, and to neutralize suspicions of secession through a promise to oppose partition.
