Niger conference displays solidarity with Sahel states
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo accused allies of Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed over 24,000 people and fueled the world’s largest displacement crisis. Speaking to the UN Security Council, DiCarlo called the actions “unconscionable” and “illegal.” While unnamed, countries funding Sudan’s warring factions have a duty to push for a negotiated end to the conflict, she urged.
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