The commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as "Hemedti", has again denied that his paramilitary group has links to Russia’s Wagner mercenaries.

Hemedti's interview with Italy's Agenzia Nova newspaper comes as fighting between the RSF and the army enters its third month.

The RSF leader also denied reports his force had been receiving “military supplies or training from external parties”, terming the accusations “baseless rumours”.

In April, the Wagner Group said it had not deployed mercenaries to Sudan in over two years.