A governor from Sudan’s Darfur region has been killed hours after accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide.
In a TV interview, Khamis Abakar had asked for international intervention to stop violence in West Darfur he blamed on the RSF and its Arab militia allies.
The conflict that erupted two months ago between the RSF and army has inflamed ethnic tensions in Darfur.
The army said the RSF abducted Abakar and executed him, which it denies.
He is the most senior official known to have been killed since the conflict began in April.
Video footage circulating on social media appears to show a group of some armed men, wearing RSF uniforms, detaining the governor of West Darfur state on Wednesday.
