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RSF leader Hemedti assumes presidency of parallel council amid conflict

Sudan witnesses a major political shift as Rapid Support Forces commander has been appointed as the head of a parallel Presidential Council.

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Abdallah Hussain
Press TV, Khartoum

Sudan witnesses a major political development as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, has been appointed as the head of a parallel Presidential Council.

The rival authority in Nyala, a city in Darfur, was announced while fighting continues across the country.