On August 30, 2025, the world witnessed a shocking development in Sudan’s civil conflict. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, leader of the notorious Rapid Support Forces (RSF), was sworn in as the head of a parallel Sudanese government in Nyala, a major city in Darfur. For those who have followed Sudan’s descent into chaos, this was not merely another headline. It was the institutionalisation of a militia long accused of atrocities, now claiming legitimacy as a government.