The Sudanese coalition, led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), announced on Saturday a parallel government – a move that could take the country further down the road to division amid a two-year civil war, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
A rebel government led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, was declared in the west of the country.
In March, the SBP and its allies signed a transitional constitution that envisions a federal secular state divided into eight regions.
The SBP controls much of western Sudan, including the vast Darfur region and some other areas, but has been pushed out of central Sudan by the army, which recently regained control of the capital, Khartoum.
The army, led by General Abdel Fattah Burhan, has condemned the idea of creating a parallel government and vowed to continue military action until it regains control of the entire country.
In February, the SBP and other rebel leaders agreed in Kenya to form a government for a “New Sudan“ with the aim of challenging the legitimacy of the army's rule and securing supplies of modern weapons.
Hemeti has been subject to US sanctions after Washington accused him of genocide earlier this year. Burhan has also been sanctioned by the US for his unwillingness to end the conflict through negotiations.
According to the UN, the ongoing civil war has created an “unprecedented” humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where half the population is facing famine.