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2025-08-18 Africa Horn
Sudan parallel authority names former official as prime minister
[SUDANTRIBUNE] An alliance of Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese gangs on Saturday appointed Mohammed Hassan al-Taishi, a former civilian member of the country's post-revolution Sovereign Council, as prime minister of a new parallel administration.

The appointment is part of a broader move by the Tasis (Founding) Alliance to establish a government in territories controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).

Two other prominent figures from the pre-war transitional government, Hadi Idris and al-Tahir Hajar, were also named to the new 15-member presidential council. Both men, like al-Ta'ishi, were part of the original Sovereign Council but were later dismissed from their posts after the conflict began.

In a video statement released on social media, alliance front man Alaa al-Din Naqd detailed a slate of appointments for regional governors, including for Darfur, Khartoum, the Nuba Mountains, and the Eastern region.

The presidential council itself is headed by RSF commander Mohammed Hamdan ''Hemetti,'' with SPLM-N leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu serving as his deputy.

The formation of the parallel government has been met with international opposition, with the United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
, the United States, and the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
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