Deutsche Welle posted on 27 July 2025 an article titled "Sudan: RSF Forms Rival Government, Deepening Fissure" by Shakeel Sobhan.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on 26 July the formation of a rival civilian-led government in the RSF-controlled city of Nyala in South Darfur. RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is the president. The head of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North is the vice president.
This splits Sudan with the Sudan Armed Forces controlling the north, east, and center of the country and the RSF controlling most of Darfur and parts of Kordofan in the west.
