The UAE has denied allegations made in the media that it supplied arms and ammunition to warring parties in the Sudan conflict. Afra Al Hameli, Director of the Strategic Communications Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “expressed the UAE's categorical refutation of the claims and allegations in the story” in a statement issued through state news agency Wam. “The UAE has not supplied arms and ammunition to any of the warring parties in Sudan since the outbreak of the conflict in April 2023,” the ministry said, in remarks attributed to Ms Al Hameli. “Furthermore, Al Hameli underscored that the UAE continues to monitor the humanitarian situation affecting the Sudanese people and its impact on neighbouring countries,” the statement continued. Ms Al Hameli noted that the UAE inaugurated a co-ordination office for UAE foreign aid in the Amdjarass.

Source: Ethiopian News August 13, 2023 16:21 UTC