Egyptian Foreign Ministry Headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.
“While Egypt firmly rejects these accusations, it calls on the international community to examine the evidence that substantiates what the Commander of the Rapid Support Militia said,” a statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry said.
On Wednesday, Dagalo appeared in a 40-minute video alleging that the Egyptian Air Force attacked his forces at Jebel Moya in Sennar State. His accusations extended beyond Egypt, as he also alleged that countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran were supporting the Sudanese Armed Forces against his militias.
Dagalo’s allegations came three days after of losing control over the strategic Jebel Moya region in Sennar State, south-eastern Sudan as the Sudanese army announced on Saturday evening that it had regained control of the area from his militia.
“These allegations come at a time when Egypt is making concerted efforts to halt the war, protect civilians, and bolster the international response to humanitarian relief efforts for those affected by the war in Sudan,” the Egyptian foreign ministry said.
Reaffirming its steadfast commitment to the security, stability, and unity of Sudan, in terms of both its land and people, Egypt emphasized its dedication to providing all necessary support to its Sudanese people as they face the severe consequences of this devastating war.
In its first report on the crisis after being created by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in October 2023, the panel urged the international community in September 2024 to extend the current arms embargo on the Darfur region to the whole of the country.
Also in September, the UN Security Council (UNSC) extended an arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for another year, until 12 September 2025, after experts said it had been regularly violated amid the ongoing civil war.
In their annual report published in January, experts assigned by the UNSC to monitor the sanctions regime stated that the arms embargo had been violated multiple times, accusing several countries of supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Militia.
In late September, US President Joe Biden called on all nations to cease providing weapons to the rival generals in Sudan, whose ongoing conflict has led to a severe humanitarian crisis.
"The world must stop arming the generals. Speak with one voice and tell them: ‘Stop destroying your country. Stop hindering aid to the Sudanese people. End this war immediately,’” Biden urged during his address to the UN General Assembly.
Prior to Biden's speech, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed frustration over the involvement of foreign powers in Sudan's "brutal power struggle," which has sparked widespread violence.
Humanitarian Crisis
According to a report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in October, Sudan now among top four countries with highest prevalence of global acute malnutrition.
More than 17 months after the brutal eruption of the conflict in Sudan, a series of recent nutrition surveys carried out by the Nutrition Cluster across all 18 states indicate an alarming deterioration of the nutrition situation, OCHA said.
Sudan is now among the top four countries in the world with the highest prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM), at an estimated 13.6 per cent. About 82 per cent of the validated Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) surveys reported GAM prevalence of 15 per cent and above – higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency threshold.
In September, the country representatives of UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP in Sudan sounded the alarm and urged the EU to step up efforts to help those affected by one of the world’s worst, and most neglected, humanitarian emergencies.
They said that Sudan is facing one of the largest and fastest growing displacement crises in the world. Nearly 10.5 million people have been forced to flee their homes, including 2.3 million who have fled into neighboring countries.
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