UK PLEDGES HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS FOR SUDAN – Germany, France, UK pledge hundreds of millions for Sudan at Berlin conference
Participants of the International Sudan Conference hosted by Germany have pledged more than 1.3 billion euros in humanitarian aid on Wednesday (April 15), according to German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.
The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15, overshadowed by other regional and global turmoil, despite having created what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The war pits the Sudanese army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, against the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
After war erupted on April 15, 2023, it quickly drew in myriad local militias fighting on either side, as well as foreign powers.
The Sudanese army counts other regional powers including Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar as supporters to varying extents.
