"Framed as an antiwar, pro-peace platform, it seeks to position civilians as a third pole against the two military actors in Sudan's conflict: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Its authors say it represents an attempt to reclaim political agency for civilians after months of marginalisation by armed actors and foreign mediators, even though the declaration does not outline any concrete steps towards military reform."
"The Nairobi declaration emerged after a statement released by the Quad Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States in September. The Quad statement called for an immediate three-month truce to lead to a permanent ceasefire, humanitarian access to help civilians, and the creation of a political process for a civilian transition. It also emphasised excluding remnants of former President Omar al-Bashir's regime and reforming Sudan's security forces under civilian oversight, all points that the Nairobi declaration echoed."
On December 16, Sudanese political parties, armed movements, civil society organisations, and prominent political figures signed a nine-point political roadmap in Nairobi aimed at ending the war and restoring a civilian-led democratic transition. The roadmap frames itself as an antiwar, pro-peace platform seeking to position civilians as a third pole between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The declaration claims to reclaim civilian political agency after months of marginalisation, but it does not specify concrete steps for security-sector or military reform. The roadmap echoes Quad demands for a truce, humanitarian access, exclusion of al-Bashir-era remnants, and civilian oversight, and it reignited debates over representation, legitimacy, and elite-driven civilian politics in Sudan.
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