By Spy Uganda
The United States has imposed sanctions on eight individuals and entities accused of supporting rival networks fueling Sudan’s ongoing civil war, while calling on the country’s warring parties to agree to an immediate, unconditional three-month humanitarian truce.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the measures on Friday, saying the targeted networks are linked to both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Washington accuses them of supplying weapons, explosives and foreign fighters that have intensified the conflict and worsened one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises.
“The networks profiting from the conflict in Sudan jeopardize the prospects for the humanitarian truce that the Sudanese people desperately need,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
Among those sanctioned is a Sudan-based defence enterprise accused of providing explosives, weapons components and military equipment to the SAF. The sanctions also extend to an India-based explosives manufacturer and its chief executive, who are accused of facilitating the supply of materials used in the conflict.
In a separate action, the Treasury Department targeted three individuals linked to a Panama-based company accused of recruiting Colombian fighters to support the RSF.
The U.S. State Department also announced additional restrictions under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act. The measures include opposition to international financial institution loans to Sudan, expanded export restrictions by the Commerce Department, and a ban on Sudanese state-owned air carriers operating in the United States.
“These networks supply weapons, explosives, and foreign fighters to both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said. “Their support has prolonged a conflict that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and provided space for terrorist groups to operate.”
Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the army and the RSF amid tensions over the integration of the paramilitary force into the national military. The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced nearly 13 million, and triggered a humanitarian catastrophe that continues to worsen despite repeated international calls for a ceasefire.
