France, Feb. 22 -- Sudan's military-led government has recalled its ambassador from Kenya, in protest at Nairobi's hosting of meetingsaimed at forming a rival Sudanese government backed by the Rapid Support Forces.

The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced via the state-run Sudan News Agency (SUNA) that the Sudanese authorities recalled their ambassador from Kenya on Thursday.

The diplomatic row began when the Founding Alliance for Sudanwas created in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday. This coalition is built around General Hemedti's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and aims to establish a parallel government to the one in Port Sudan, which is led by the Sudanese army.

The move came despite Hemedti being under United States sanctions, ...