Overview
- The RSF captured El Fasher after an approximately 18‑month siege, with videos circulating of civilians shot, including inside the city’s maternity hospital.
- UN Secretary‑General António Guterres called for an immediate halt to the fighting, citing more than 150,000 deaths and over 14 million people displaced.
- International Criminal Court prosecutors said they are gathering evidence of alleged mass killings, rape and other crimes in El Fasher.
- Sudan’s ambassador to the UK said a genocide is unfolding in Darfur and accused the UAE of enabling the RSF, urging stronger international action.
- Senior UAE official Dr Anwar Gargash said the world erred by not stopping Sudan’s 2021 coup, reaffirmed support for the Quad plan for a ceasefire and civilian transition, and highlighted a new $100 million humanitarian aid pledge.