Sudan has launched a probe into the alleged recruitment of Sudanese nationals by an Emirati firm as security guards, but who end up as mercenaries in Libya and Yemen. The Sudanese foreign ministry said it was looking into the matter with its mission in Abu Dhabi and the conditions of the Sudanese nationals hired by the Emirati company. Tuesday afternoon, a group of 50 Sudanese who were reportedly trained by the firm in Bayati Camp in the UAE arrived in Khartoum, the Libyan media reports. Another group, around 275 Sudanese nationals also contracted by the Emirati firm, identified in photographs on social media, were preparing to leave Ras Lanuf in Libya. Reports late last years revealed the presence of Sudanese mercenaries fighting in the ranks of Haftar forces.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 29, 2020 12:11 UTC