The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) applauds General Abdul Fatah Abdul Rahman Al-Burhan, the chairperson of the Sudanese Sovereign Council and the high command of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), for lifting the ban on passport applications and renewals. During a meeting held on 08 February 2025, attended by political and civil rights actors in Port Sudan, Red Sea State (the current capital of the Sudanese administration), General Al-Burhan instructed the Passports and Immigration Department of the Interior Ministry to ensure that no Sudanese citizen is denied passports and identification documents. This directive was issued following multiple complaints from Sudanese citizens whose applications for the issuance and renewal of Sudanese passports had been overlooked due to their presumed political affiliations.