Description: The Tasis Alliance (TA), which is a group of allied rebel organizations in Sudan, has confirmed the formation of a parallel government, an initiative which began this year in Feb on an official ceremony in Kenya. TA confirmed General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as its commander of the paramilitary forces with Abdelaziz al – Hilu being appointed as his deputy and Mohammed Hassan al – Taishi confirmed as the parallel government’s Prime Minister. The announcement arrives five months after Kenya sponsored the RSF – led initiative to form what they called a transitional constitution as they renounced the legitimacy of the military – led government. Al – Hilu, Dagalo’s announced deputy, also commands the Sudan’s People’s Liberation Movement – North or SPLM – N which operates in the south Kordofan region, where recent clashes took place and it’s a splinter organization from the SPLM, the leading and ruling party in South Sudan. The conflict continues to have devastating effects to the country’s population, displacing more than 14 million people with the death toll surpassing 20 thousand people.
Impact: After the deadly clashes between the RSF and Sudan’s army in the province of Kordofan last week, the rebel group intensifies its political campaign aiming to legitimize their government and build up on the support from foreign state actors to champion their claims for forming a government. RSF continued to develop the Kenyan sponsored initiative from Feb, which almost certainly has been financed by the group’s staunchest supporter, the UAE, and threatens large – scale divisions within Sudan which could further incite the continuation of the conflict. Sudan’s parallel government also has historically confirmed ties with the ruling government in South Sudan, which is also under scrutiny from the oppositional SPLM – IO and in constant armed confrontation with the government. Sudan is currently looking at a scenario similar to Libya, where two opposing groups lead parallel governments in volatile political and security conditions. The political ties between the RSF and South Sudan’s ruling government indicates that the war in Sudan and the political crisis in South Sudan could potentially converge, forming a widespread regional crisis.