Sudan: UN Security Council and Sudan - Arms Embargo Exposes Gap Between International Will and Action

Sudan: UN Security Council and Sudan - Arms Embargo Exposes Gap Between International Will and Action

Amsterdam / New York -- By Ashraf Abdelaziz for Radio Dabanga

Why US proposal to expand Sudan arms embargo is stirring debate

The US is putting forward a comprehensive proposal for a nationwide humanitarian truce, working with the UN to develop a mechanism for limited withdrawals, supporting the creation of the Berlin...

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Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here. Washington is pushing in the United Nations Security Council to take the Darfur arms embargo nationwide. US Senior Advisor on Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos put the proposal on the table on Monday, after first floating the idea at a council session in June. The draft would expand the 2005 Darfur sanctions regime to all of Sudan, while explicitly bringing drones and related technology under …

UN Security Council Weighs Sudan Arms Embargo

Chad Strikes Reopen File on Turkey’s Expanding Military Presence in Sudan A series of high-precision airstrikes near the Sudan-Chad border has escalated the Sudanese war beyond its domestic theater, reopening an international file on Turkey’s evolving military footprint in Northeast Africa. What began as quiet arms sales and technical advisory support has rapidly transformed into declared defense cooperation between Ankara and Khartoum, raising …