France, Feb. 27 -- Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the creation of a parallel government in Sudan by militia group, Rapid Support Forces, and its allies. A UN envoy told them that "relentless conflicts [had] turned Sudan into a hellscape".

The 15 United Nations (UN) members gathered at the Security Council in New York on Wednesday 26 February expressed "deep concern, trouble, and worry" about the continuing violence

The Security Council was reacting to a charter signed by the militia group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies, which aims to establish a government in the territories they control in Sudan.

Led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (known as Hemeti), the RSF controls most of Darfur and parts of the south. ...