> A Sudanese coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced on Saturday the members of a parallel government, a move opposed by the army, its rival in a 27-month war that could drive the country further towards partition.
> RSF leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was announced head of the presidential council, while Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, head of the SPLM-N, one of the country’s largest rebel groups, was made his deputy on a 15-member council.
> (…) The Sudanese army has pushed the paramilitaries out of the center of the country, while deadly fighting rages over the center-west Kordofan region and Darfur’s traditional capital of al-Fashir.
> In February, the RSF and its allied politicians and rebel groups agreed to form a government for a secular “New Sudan,” aiming to challenge the army-led administration’s legitimacy and secure advanced arms imports. The government announced on Saturday includes governors for regions of the country firmly controlled by the army.
> (…) The [Sudanese] army has in recent weeks appointed a prime minister and permanent cabinet members for the first time since 2021.
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> A Sudanese coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced on Saturday the members of a parallel government, a move opposed by the army, its rival in a 27-month war that could drive the country further towards partition.
> RSF leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was announced head of the presidential council, while Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, head of the SPLM-N, one of the country’s largest rebel groups, was made his deputy on a 15-member council.
> (…) The Sudanese army has pushed the paramilitaries out of the center of the country, while deadly fighting rages over the center-west Kordofan region and Darfur’s traditional capital of al-Fashir.
> In February, the RSF and its allied politicians and rebel groups agreed to form a government for a secular “New Sudan,” aiming to challenge the army-led administration’s legitimacy and secure advanced arms imports. The government announced on Saturday includes governors for regions of the country firmly controlled by the army.
> (…) The [Sudanese] army has in recent weeks appointed a prime minister and permanent cabinet members for the first time since 2021.
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