Former PM Hamdok urges regional diplomatic intervention to halt Sudan conflict
During consultations in Addis Ababa on August 23, former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, heading the Somoud coalition, stated that there is no military solution to the ongoing war between the SAF and RSF. Hamdok called for civilian unity and sustained regional diplomatic engagement to halt the conflict and transition back to civilian rule. The statement follows two days of talks aimed at consolidating anti-war factions amid a bleak military situation.
Date: August 23, 2026
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Conflict: Sudanese Civil War
Category: diplomacy
Severity: LOW
Source: Sudan Tribune