The United Nations envoy to Sudan warned on Monday of the growing 'ethnicisation' of the military conflict that broke out in Sudan last month and the potential impact on neighbouring states.
U.N. Special Representative in Sudan Volker Perthes speaks during a news conference in Khartoum, Sudan January 10, 2022. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig
CAIRO, May 22 - The United Nations envoy to Sudan warned on Monday of the growing "ethnicisation" of the military conflict that broke out in Sudan last month and the potential impact on neighbouring states. "The growing ethnicisation of the conflict risks engulfing the country in a prolonged conflict, with implications for the region," Volker Perthes said during a briefing at the U.N. Security Council.
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