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RSF Announces Parallel Government in Darfur, Solidifying Sudan’s Split

Sudan’s split governance heightens the risk of permanent partition

Deputy head of Sudan's sovereign council General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaks during a press conference at Rapid Support Forces head quarter in Khartoum, Sudan February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo
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Overview

  • On July 26–27, the RSF-led Tasis Alliance unveiled a 15-member presidential council in Nyala headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and named Mohammed Hassan al-Ta’ishi as prime minister
  • The RSF-backed administration is founded on a Nairobi charter that envisions a federal, secular state divided into eight regions
  • The army’s government in Port Sudan retains international recognition, leaving Sudan effectively divided between two rival authorities
  • General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s military condemned the RSF’s parallel government and vowed to continue fighting for national unity
  • The civil war since April 2023 has killed tens of thousands and displaced nearly 13 million people, driving one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises