As Sudan’s army edges closer to retaking the capital Khartoum and forming a new military-aligned ‘wartime’ government (MEES, 14 February), the commander of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is eying a government of his own, with a Libya-style partition threatening to become a new reality after two years of war (MEES, 2 August 2024).
Senior RSF leaders and allied politicians have been in Nairobi this week with the aim of signing a political charter to form a "Government of Peace and Unity" to govern the remaining RSF-controlled territories, mainly in Darfur and parts of Kordofan state. But amid delays due to tensions and divisions among the attendees, it remains to be seen whether a deal will be reached. (CONTINUED - 262 WORDS)