October 15, 2024 (ZALINGEI)—Tribal leaders and activists from the Fur tribe in Sudan’s Central Darfur state on Wednesday rejected the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ‘s establishment of a new “emirate” for an Arab group that migrated from the Central African Republic. They warned of demographic change and the empowerment of outside groups at the expense of the indigenous population. Platforms affiliated with the RSF published a video of a celebration held by a group called “Awlad Baraka and Mubarak” to mark the establishment of the emirate in the Fur-populated region. Brigadier General Mohamed Adam Bangoz, the RSF commander of the Central Darfur sector, addressed the event. The move has sparked anger and demands for intervention to stop what Fur leaders called the occupation of their lands in the region, where the RSF has controlled most of the territory since late last year. “We categorically reject the establishment of a new emirate for Arab tribes in Central Darfur state,” a prominent Fur tribal leader, who declined to be named for security reasons, told Sudan Tribune. He said the “Awlad Baraka and Mubarak” group is a branch of the Salamat Arab tribe that recently arrived from the neighbouring Central African Republic and …

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