Khartoum, August 8, 2026 (SUNA) — Sudanese Ambassador to Senegal Abdelghani Al-Naeem expressed the Sudanese authorities’s and other people’s appreciation for Senegal’s steadfast help for Sudan’s sovereignty and unity, stressing Khartoum’s willpower to increase bilateral cooperation throughout numerous fields.
In an interview with Senegal Worldwide Radio, Al-Naeem conveyed Sudan’s gratitude to the federal government and other people of Senegal, below President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, for his or her help of Sudanese points. He stated the following section would deal with increasing cooperation via the alternate of experience and mutual advantages.
The ambassador reaffirmed the Sudanese authorities’s dedication to defending its residents, significantly internally displaced individuals (IDPs) and refugees, and to offering safety and fundamental companies whereas working with worldwide and regional organizations to handle the humanitarian disaster attributable to the battle.
He praised Senegal for its beneficiant reception of Sudanese refugees and highlighted Sudan’s custom of social solidarity in supporting communities affected by displacement.
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Al-Naeem stated Sudan continues to cooperate with worldwide organizations and facilitate their humanitarian work, together with visas and entry, whereas welcoming worldwide peace initiatives, significantly the Jeddah Settlement sponsored by Saudi Arabia and america.
On the humanitarian state of affairs, he stated continued assaults by the Speedy Help Forces (RSF) militia have displaced giant numbers of civilians, with some compelled to journey lengthy distances on foot below extraordinarily tough situations. He criticized financial sanctions, arguing that limiting Sudan’s sources undermines the federal government’s capacity to supply meals and important companies.
The ambassador careworn that Sudan possesses substantial resources–including huge agricultural land, livestock and water resources–that might allow it to attain self-sufficiency as soon as stability is restored.
On the character of the battle, Al-Naeem rejected descriptions of the battle as an remoted inner dispute, saying Sudan is exercising its reputable proper to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. “We’re not aggressors; we’re defending the nation’s sovereignty and unity,” he stated.
He described the battle as having begun with a failed coup try by the RSF militia that developed right into a broader assault on the Sudanese state and its residents. He accused international actors, significantly the United Arab Emirates (UAE), of offering navy and logistical help to the militia and utilizing neighboring international locations to facilitate the move of weapons and provides.
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Sudanese Ambassador to Senegal argued that worldwide narratives usually deal with Sudan’s humanitarian struggling whereas failing to adequately establish these accountable for the battle and the exterior help sustaining it. He additionally pointed to the involvement of international fighters and makes an attempt to achieve management of Sudan’s strategic sources, together with ports, airports, minerals and agricultural land.
Relating to peace efforts, he highlighted the initiative offered by TSC President Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan earlier than the UN Basic Meeting, in addition to the detailed initiative put ahead by Prime Minister Prof. Kamil Idris.
The ambassador additionally accused the RSF of widespread destruction and looting of civilian infrastructure, together with hospitals, libraries and nationwide establishments, and cited atrocities in Al-Geneina and El-Fasher as grave crimes that he stated amounted to genocide.
He criticized the response of regional and worldwide organizations as insufficient, calling for clear accountability and stronger motion to determine the information and tackle the exterior help enabling the militia to amass superior weaponry.
