Sudan’s government declares UN envoy, a mediator in the conflict, no longer welcome

Published June 9, 2023 1:49 AM

By JACK JEFFERY
Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese government says the United Nations envoy to the country, a key negotiator in the brutal conflict, is no longer welcome. The annoucement Thursday comes just weeks after the head of the country’s military, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, demanded in a letter that envoy Volker Perthes be removed from his post. Since Apr. 15, Sudan’s military, headed by Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in a violent power struggle that has killed more than 860 civilians. Perthes has been a key mediator in Sudan since being appointed as special envoy in 2021.

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