No final agreement at London Sudan conference with Arab powers at odds


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  • Thursday, 17 Apr 2025

Bankole Adeoye, Political Affairs, Peace and Security Commissioner for the African Union, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, attend the London Sudan conference, marking the two-year anniversary of the Sudan conflict, at Lancaster House, in London, Britain April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/Pool/File Photo

DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) - A top Emirati diplomat said the Gulf state was disappointed at the failure of a London conference this week to find consensus on ending the two-year war in Sudan, as sources blamed differences between Arab states.

Both Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have drawn on the support of countries in the region, making them key to efforts to end the conflict, which has displaced 13 million people and spread disease and hunger among those remaining.

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