Fighting intensified in Sudan over the weekend, leaving the North African country rocked by violence as the army warred with a paramilitary group attempting to seize control of the government. The skirmish was concentrated in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, where the Sudanese Army faced a second day of fighting against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group attempting a coup d'etat. However, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Army, disputed the claims of the RSF, per CNN, saying the army still controlled most government sites. However, Dagalo told Al Jazeera that al-Burhan was to blame, and claimed that the Sudanese Army, not the RSF, had instigated the fighting. However, Hamdok himself was ousted in 2021 during a coup led by al-Burhan and Dagalo, who at the time were working together.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 16, 2023 14:43 UTC