Pakistan, July 28 -- A coalition led by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday named a civilian prime minister and unveiled a presidential council to lead a rival government, challenging the military-backed administration and risking a further push toward the war-torn country's division.

The announcement, made during a press conference broadcast from the RSF-controlled city of Nyala in South Darfur, comes more than two years into the war between the RSF and the army.

The RSF appointed Mohamed Hassan al-Ta'ayshi - a former member of Sudan's transitional sovereign council from 2019 until the 2021 military coup - as prime minister of what it calls the "government of peace and unity".

Sudan is split, with the army controlling the n...