September 10, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – The Broad Islamic Current, a coalition of Sudanese Islamist groups, has elected Ali Karti as its president, the coalition said in a statement on Monday. Karti, a former foreign minister and secretary-general of the influential Islamic Movement, accepted the position and pledged to implement an ambitious program, according to a statement from the coalition. He has been out of the spotlight since the ouster of longtime President Omer al-Bashir in 2019 and was wanted by authorities during the transitional period. The coalition did not disclose how or where the election took place but confirmed it operates within Sudan. The coalition’s spokesperson, Hassan Abdel Hamid, said their stance in the ongoing conflict is to support the army against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accusing the RSF of attempting to “swallow the Sudanese state.” He continued, “We oppose external interventions and reject the proposals of the Coordination of Democratic Civilian Forces ‘Tagadum.” According to a press statement issued by the Current yesterday, the coalition’s Presidential Council discussed in its periodic meeting “the developments in the country and the repercussions of the war launched by the rebel Rapid Support Forces militias and their foreign mercenaries, and their …

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