The UAE and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) issued a joint statement on Friday stressing the need to ensure accountability for crimes committed in Sudan's civil war.
The statement issued by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs followed a visit by Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan, Minister of State, to the DRC capital Kinshasa, where he met President Felix Tshisekedi.
The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which erupted in April 2023, has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced nearly 13 million and caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The warring sides have been accused by the UN of committing atrocities and war crimes.
EU foreign ministers on Thursday approved sanctions against Abdelrahim Dagalo, deputy commander of the RSF, over alleged rights abuses.
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