I can understand why Sahelian governments refer to jihadists and other armed groups as "terrorists" but that's no reason for analysts to use the term. It reflects a bankrupt "natsec" ideology, has no analytical value, and obscures what these groups are and how they operate.
"When the attention and the money have dried up, it is local agreements and grassroots democracy that are likely to provide a more durable foundation for peace."
"The #European_Union reiterates its commitment to #Sudan’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and strongly rejects any unilateral attempt to establish parallel governance that could risk the partition of the country." https://t.co/5tNTH3jJj9
Sudan remains high on EU’s political agenda.
At last week’s Berlin Conference, €1.5 billion was pledged for Sudan & the region, over half from Team Europe.
Sudan needs a ceasefire, the protection of civilians, an arms embargo & ultimately peace with accountability.
Days after the Al-Daein Hospital attack in East Darfur, strikes hit Al-Jabalain Hospital in White Nile. Attacks on healthcare are war crimes. Perpetrators will face international justice, no matter how long it takes.
Sudan remains a top EU priority.
In Sudan, it is now 1,000+ days of war:
🔹33mil people need aid
🔹 14mil people displaced
🔹 22mil people need protection
The EU continues to deliver strong humanitarian support.
But above all, Sudan needs peace.👇🏼
In South #Sudan, dozens of civilians have been slaughtered in Abiemnom as unidentified gunmen launched an assault in the north of the country over the weekend.
I call for urgent de-escalation & protection of civilians.
International humanitarian law must be upheld.
UN mission finds the RSF showed genocidal intent in El Fasher, with ethnic massacres & sexual violence. Similar atrocities risk happening in other regions.
As stated in the statement signed by 31 Ministers & myself, all parties must protect civilians, including humanitarians.
RELEASE: UN report finds RSF committed genocide in El Fasher.
This is a step toward justice, but we all must be accountable for the world’s collective failure to stop a crime that was accurately predicted years ago.
No one can say they didn’t know.
🛰️ @Vantortech, @AirbusDS
The 🇪🇺 very much welcomes that critical political talks have started today at a lunch hosted by President @HassanSMohamud and attended by the members of the Council for the Future of Somalia.
Let’s keep the positive momentum!
@PresidentMadobe@HESaidADeni@HESharifShAhmed
The deadly attack by the Rapid Support Forces on a health centre in Kadugli, #Sudan is a clear violation of international humanitarian law.
Civilians, including children, reportedly lost their life.
The EU will not stay silent in the face of such atrocities against civilians.
The hundreds of notices of missing people since the takeover of El Fasher are appalling. A largely overlooked machinery of disappearance has taken hold in the post-takeover. Thousands remain unaccounted for. In parallel, a new detention apparatus is operating.
My recipe for chocolate chip cookies:
8 tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tp baking soda
3/4 cup chocolate chips
Enjoy and Merry Christmas 🎄
🇪🇺 allocated €273.3 million to the humanitarian response for the Sudan crisis, including €161 million for Sudan only.
Sudan has become a living nightmare for its people and a humanitarian catastrophe.
Humanitarian crisis remains a priority for the EU.
In light of the atrocities committed in and around El Fasher by the RSF, the third meeting of the group of like-minded Head of Missions was held in Cairo and organised by the EU Del Sudan, called for strengthened collective efforts to end the war.
The horror in #Sudan must end.
RSF atrocities, killings, sexual violence & deliberate starvation, are blatant breaches of IHL.
Civilians need protection & humanitarian agencies must reach those in desperate need.
Common statement 👇
https://t.co/8j1dcb74zp
#ICC Trial Chamber I finds Ali Muhammad Ali #AbdAlRahman guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in #Darfur, #Sudan.
📖 More info in press release to come