Creeping war threatens Sudan's eastern borderDUBAISudan's nine-month-old war has so far largely spared the country's east. Sudan's war has already killed thousands, including between 10,000 and 15,000 in a single city in the western Darfur region, according to U.N. experts. The war pits Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as Hemeti, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). "In the short term, Asmara is likely to work to increase its own influence among eastern Sudan's communities," Rift Valley said. One witness reported being "offered a small sum to join" a 300-person camp by the Eastern Sudan Front for Justice, which is led by al-Amin Daoud.

Source: Ethiopian News February 01, 2024 04:56 UTC