Sudanese coalition led by paramilitary RSF announces parallel government
- On July 27, 2025, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's armed group, known as the RSF, declared the establishment of a rival government based in Nyala, South Darfur.
- This announcement followed a power struggle beginning in April 2023 between RSF leader Dagalo and Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who once shared power and ousted Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
- The 15-member presidential council, chaired by Dagalo, claims authority in RSF-controlled areas mainly in Darfur and parts of Kordofan amid ongoing civil war, violence, and a siege causing widespread hunger and displacement.
- The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Dagalo, accusing the RSF of genocide and serious human rights abuses including sexual violence, while Sudan’s internationally recognized government condemned the RSF's declaration as a fake government threatening Sudan’s sovereignty.
- The formation of the parallel government risks deepening Sudan’s division and prolonging conflict, as nearly 150,000 have died and 13 million are displaced in a war now spanning over 27 months.
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Sudan: Foreign Ministry Condemns Terrorist RSF Militia Declaration of Fake Government Claiming to Rule Sudan
Port Sudan, July 27, 2025 (SUNA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Militia's declaration of a fake government claiming to distribute government positions to govern Sudan, in complete disregard for the suffering of the Sudanese people, who have been subjected to all its forms of violence, abuse, and torture.

Sudan’s paramilitaries announces a parallel government, deepening the country’s crisis
CAIRO (AP) — A notorious paramilitary group and its allies in Sudan said they formed a parallel government in areas under the group’s control, which are located mainly in the western region of Darfur where allegations of war crimes and…
After more than two years of civil war in Sudan, a coalition led by the paramilitary RSF rebels has declared a parallel government.
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