US EditionAfrican Union Rejects Sudan Rebel Group's Parallel Government
SUDAN, JUL 29 – Sudan's ruling junta accuses Kenya of supporting the RSF's parallel government, deepening conflict amid a humanitarian crisis affecting over 25 million people, the government said.
- On Saturday, the RSF announced a 15-member government led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in Nyala, South Darfur.
- Earlier this year, Kenya hosted RSF representatives in Nairobi, which Sudan’s junta says facilitated the rival administration’s formation.
- The junta-controlled Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday called Kenya's endorsement a 'blatant violation of Sudan's sovereignty and a breach of the principle of non-interference', adding it 'contradicts the principles and charters of the United Nations, the African Union, and IGAD'.
- In a Wednesday statement, the African Union Peace and Security Council condemned the July 26 announcement, urging member states and the international community not to recognize the ‘parallel government’.
- Regional actors fear rising cross-border violence and refugee flows, as over 25 million people need assistance, with Sudan's crisis worsening.
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Sudan’s civil war has entered a more volatile and fragmented phase following the announcement by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of a rival government headquartered in Nyala, South Darfur. The declaration, which came after closed-door meetings with allied groups, includes the formation of a 15-member Presidential Council led by RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti. Alongside him, Abdelaziz al-Hilu of the SPLM-…
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