A New Covenant
Sudan's path to peace, national recovery and renaissance — a vision and a charter for the transition, 2027–2034.
"A New Covenant" (عهد جديد) is a programmatic vision published by the Sudanese politician and writer Adil Abdelaati. It argues that Sudan's crisis is not a crisis of governments but of a state that has failed as it was built since independence, and that rebuilding that same state would rebuild the war with it.
It comes in three levels: a Charter open for signature, an Executive Summary of eight pages, and the full vision of 182 pages, together with accompanying papers and draft laws.
The twelve principles
- Ending the war as the highest national priority, without rewarding crimes.
- One sovereign Sudan, without partition, parallel authority or foreign military bases.
- One national army holding the monopoly of arms, outside politics and the economy.
- A civil state standing at an equal distance from all religions.
- Equal citizenship without discrimination of region, ethnicity, religion or sex.
- Supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law.
- Fundamental rights and freedoms, inviolable.
- Justice and reconciliation: no amnesty for grave crimes.
- Decentralised government with real powers for the regions.
- A productive and just economy.
- Free elections and peaceful transfer of power.
- A transition of no more than 36 months, overseen by a Transitional Constituent Assembly and led by a National Recovery Government.
The road
- 2026: the Sovereignty Council forms the Transitional Constituent Assembly (100 members).
- 2027: the Assembly approves the transitional constitution, then the National Recovery Government; the national dialogue begins.
- 2028: the war ends, security arrangements, reconstruction and return.
- 2029: the permanent constitution and the first general elections.
- 2030–2034: an elected government completes reconstruction.
Documents in English
The Charter and the Executive Summary
The full text of the Charter of the New Covenant, followed by the executive summary of the vision.
All other documents are currently available in Arabic on the documents page: the full vision, the political declaration, the draft transitional constitution, the recovery government programme, the draft regional government law, the national security and defence strategy, the economic paper and the social protection paper.
Joining and contact
The Charter is open to parties, movements, trade unions, organisations and individuals. Signing does not require agreement with every detail of the vision, and does not erase the identity or programme of those who join. The signature form is currently in Arabic only: sign the Charter.
For any question, write to ahd@ahdjadid.org or use the contact form.