US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on September 23, 2024, for talks on Sudan, among other things. On the eve of the United Nations General Assembly, a diplomatic offensive is underway, particularly regarding foreign support in this conflict that has pitted the Sudanese army against paramilitaries since April 15, 2023.
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With our correspondent in Nairobi, Gaëlle Laleix
At Sudanthe war that began on April 15, 2023, and the siege of al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, continues. For weeks, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitaries of General Hemedti, have been trying to conquer the last stronghold in the region of the Sudanese army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
As fighting intensifies, the international community is speaking out on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly.
In its latest report, the Yale University Humanitarian Lab describes an apocalyptic situation in el-Fasher. On September 19, the RSF were able to break through the first defensive line of the Sudanese army. They now control the east of the city. And ” The two forces are now fighting hand-to-hand “, the report writes.
Satellite images show hundreds of civilians fleeing the fighting by road towards the Zamzam displacement camp.
The head of European diplomacy does not rule out the adoption of new sanctions
Far from the fighting, a diplomatic offensive is underway. Because Sudan will be on the agenda of discussions at the UN General Assembly this week, with in particular the question of foreign support for the conflict.
On Sunday, five US lawmakers sent a letter to the White House. President Joe Biden is due to meet his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates in the coming hours. The US lawmakers would like Biden to put pressure on the Gulf state, which is suspected of arming the FSR.
In a statement published on Sunday, the head of European diplomacy also asked ” to international sponsors [du conflit] to stop their support ” Josep Borell does not rule out the adoption of new European sanctions, ” including against those in power “.
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