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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced the formation of a rival government in territories under their control – a move timed to mark the second anniversary of a war the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. “On this anniversary, we proudly declare the establishment of the Government of Peace and Unity, a broad coalition that reflects the true face of Sudan,” RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti , said in a statement posted on Telegram. Dagalo said the RSF and allied political groups had signed a transitional constitution, describing it as a “roadmap for a new Sudan”.
The document proposes a 15-member presidential council “representing all regions, symbolising our voluntary unity”. Partition warnings The RSF first outlined plans for an alternative administration in February, when it signed a political charter with civilian allies in Kenya . The move directly challenges the army-led government of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
The two men, once allies, have been fighting since war broke out on 15 April 2023. Sudan experts have warned that the country – Africa’s third largest by area – could be heading towards a permanent split. “The territorial division that’s occurring could mean a de facto separation,” Sharath Srinivasan, a Sudan researcher at the University of Cambridge, told the French news agency AFP.
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