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Reports of EU-made weapons ending up in the hands of the Rapid Support Forces are driving pressure for new sanctions (Photo: Human Rights Watch)

EU ministers set to impose new sanctions amid revelations of arms sales to Sudan militia

EU foreign ministers are set to impose sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for arming militia groups in Sudan’s devastating civil war at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday (20 November), amid growing international pressure for a ceasefire. 

The push for new sanctions follows a seri...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Reports of EU-made weapons ending up in the hands of the Rapid Support Forces are driving pressure for new sanctions (Photo: Human Rights Watch)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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