Khartoum Denounces RSF Government, Urges Its International Isolation
The Sudanese government and Armed Forces (SAF) have downplayed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia’s move to establish a parallel government in areas it controls in the west of the country.
The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation called for non-recognition of the parallel government and warned countries against dealing with it.
A spokesperson for the Sudan Foundation Alliance (Ta’asis) announced on Saturday an agreement to form a presidential council headed by RSF Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemeidti” and comprising 15 members.
Former Transitional Sovereignty Council Member Mohamed Hassan al-Ta’aishi was also appointed prime minister in the government, whose official composition is to be announced later, after the governors of several regions are appointed.
SAF Spokesman Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah said, in a statement on Sunday, that “the so-called militia government is a disgraceful representation of a distorted mixture of ignorants, agents, and war criminals.”
He also viewed the move as “a pathetic attempt to legitimize their criminal project and advance the agenda of those who support them from abroad.”
Abdullah stressed that “their dreams and the illusions of those who support them will be dissipated,” saying that Sudan will remain united “no matter how wide the circle of conspiracy against it expands.”
For its part, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation condemned the Rapid Support Forces’ announcement of what it called a “fake government” during which the positions were distributed to govern Sudan in a manner that ignored the suffering of the Sudanese people, who were subjected to all forms of violence, abuse, and torture by these forces, according to the statement.
The Foreign Ministry affirmed that the announcement of the RSF government is “the more obvious evidence of its vanquishment at the hands of the armed forces, with all its formations and military organizations.” It considered that the participation of civilian components in this fictitious declaration reveals the true face of these alliances and confirms their involvement in the conspiracy that was being hatched to seize power by force on April 15, 2023.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed its concern over Kenya’s consent and the enabling of the Rapid Support Forces to hold preparatory meetings for the declaration of its illegitimate government in Nairobi. It considered this a clear violation of Sudan’s sovereignty and a breach of the principle of non-interference in internal affairs. It also contradicts the principles and charters of the United Nations, the African Union, and Intergovernmental Authority for Development Organization (IGAD), which support Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity.
The Foreign Ministry called on neighboring countries, the international community, regional and international organizations, governmental bodies, and other organizations to condemn this declaration and not recognize or deal with “this illegitimate organization.” It considered dealing with the parallel government “an assault on the government of Sudan and its sovereignty over all its territories.”
For his part, the Governor of Darfur Region Minni Arko Minawi said that the announcement of the so-called founding government contained nothing new except that “the Rapid Support Forces militia is equally distributing the crimes and violations it committed with its allies.”
Meanwhile, the Spokesman for the Sudanese Revolutionary Awakening Council, Ahmed Mohamed Abkar, considered the announcement of the RSF government a desperate attempt to pressure the Sudanese government to return to the negotiating platform to preserve what remains of its power after its failure to seize it by force.