Sudan: RSF Form New Government in Nyala, While Local Residents Struggle to Survive

At the beginning of the month, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) formalised a new government alliance for the parallel government under RSF control. The announcement, that named RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Himedti”) as its head, took place in the parallel government’s capital, Nyala, South Darfur State.

Local Nyala residents hope this political development will foster much needed improvements on the ground. “While the RSF leadership and their supporters claim they are building…