RSF senior commander defects, accusing Sudan group’s leadership of nepotism

EXCLUSIVESiddiq Ander has accused RSF leader Hemedti of running the paramilitary group like a family business and suppressing dissent.Senior commander Siddiq Ander says he has defected from Sudan‘s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to exclusive video footage obtained by Al Jazeera.The footage, published on Friday, shows Ander accusing relatives of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemedti”, of tightly controlling the group’s finances, weapons, troop movements and military promotions.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Sudan war and inflation leave families struggling to survive in Khartoumlist 2 of 3UAE sentences eight people to life over arms supplies to Sudan’s armylist 3 of 3Port Sudan families can barely afford water as shortages persistend of listAnder’s exit follows a string of high-profile defections this year, with some commanders leaving alongside hundreds of fighters.“It has become clear to us beyond any doubt that we were serving a purely family-based project controlled by Hemedti’s relatives in every aspect, money, weapons, fighters’ movements and the granting of ranks,” Ander said.“Anyone who speaks out and tells the whole truth fac...