On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration of a “parallel government” in Sudan, announced on July 26, 2025, with Mohamed Hassan al-Ta’ayshi as prime minister and a presidential council led by RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo. The AU condemned the move as a threat to Sudan’s unity and peace efforts, urging its 54 member states and the international community to deny recognition to the RSF’s “government of peace and unity,” which risks further fragmenting the country amid a two-year civil war that began on April 15, 2023. The AU also denounced external interference, particularly citing allegations of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arming the RSF in violation of a UN arms embargo on Darfur, despite UAE denials.
The conflict, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against the RSF, has killed over 150,000 people, per U.S. envoy estimates, and displaced 10 million, creating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis with 25 million facing extreme hunger, according to the UN. The SAF controls Khartoum, the north, and east, with its UN-recognized government led by Kamil Idris since May 2025, while the RSF holds most of Darfur and parts of Kordofan, where recent attacks killed hundreds, per local rights groups. UN officials warned that the RSF’s move could complicate diplomacy, echoing sentiments on X from @moneyacademyKE and @_hudsonc, who noted the AU’s condemnation and fears of Sudan’s potential breakup. The war, rooted in a power struggle after the 2019 ousting of Omar al-Bashir and a 2021 coup, continues despite failed peace talks, with the U.S. labeling RSF actions in Darfur as genocide on January 7, 2025.
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