The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces fired his top political adviser in a possible sign of differences within the paramilitary group as it battles the army in civil war that has devastated the country.
The RSF said Gen Mohamed Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, dismissed Youssif Ibrahim Ezzat with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Mr Ezzat said on Thursday that he had asked to be relieved of his position because of potential differences with deputy RSF commander Abdelrahim Dagalo, the leader's brother.
“Neither experience nor convictions allow me to work under Abdelrahim’s leadership because political work was linked to brother Hemedti as vice president of the Sovereignty Council, which is a job of a political nature,” he said on X.
Abdelrahim Dagalo was sanctioned by the US in September over human rights abuses.
The war between the RSF and the Sudanese army, led by Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, has raged since April last year despite repeated international efforts to broker peace.
The conflict has left tens of thousands of people dead and displaced more than 10 million, according to the UN.
A recent UN-backed report said nearly 26 million people, or slightly more than half of the population, were facing high levels of “acute food insecurity”.
Large parts of war-torn Sudan are inaccessible to aid workers, a Red Cross official said on Wednesday, as devastating fighting between the army and paramilitaries rages on.
“There are plenty of areas we cannot access, sometimes because they are very dangerous, and sometimes we do not receive permission,” Pierre Dorbes, a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said in Port Sudan, the Red Sea city where the army, government and UN agencies are now based.
“Improving access will help millions of people.”
Volunteer groups have set up communal kitchens in some areas with support from international organisations.
“We provide about 2,000 meals a day, and this number is increasing daily,” Esmat Mohamed, who supervises one such initiative in the capital Khartoum, told AFP.
But international groups face logistical hurdles in transferring funds to volunteers on the ground, said one employee who requested anonymity for security reasons.
In the town of Dilling, near the South Sudan border, Kinda Komi volunteers to provide meals to those in need.
“Since the start of the war, no food aid has reached the town, and the roads connecting it to the rest of the country have been cut due to the clashes,” she said.
“Half of those in need leave without receiving meals.”
Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
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Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
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