Sudan: Sudanese UN Envoy - Eastern Libya, Chad and Ethiopia Are Supply Routes for RSF Militia

What the report says

Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Al-Harith Idris, told the UN Security Council on Monday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are receiving support through supply routes linked to eastern Libya, Chad and Ethiopia, according to the Sudan News Agency report distributed by AllAfrica. He said the UN Panel of Experts had documented eastern Libya as a key transit point, citing work at Kufra Airport and an increase in cargo flights as part of a wider logistics network.

Idris also said armed groups and smuggling networks in the Chad corridor move fuel, gold, weapons and fighters between Libya, Chad and Sudan, with collection and storage points feeding supplies into Darfur. He warned that these routes reduce the effectiveness of border controls, including at Adré, and argued that the conflict economy in the Sahel is intertwined with the war in Sudan.

On Ethiopia, Idris said Sudan had tracked what he described as an RSF support base near the border since late 2025 and claimed this contributed to a new front in Blue Nile state. He said drones were launched from Bahir Dar Airport in March 2026 and accused the RSF of recruiting mercenaries from Ethiopia and South Sudan. The remarks matter because they highlight Sudan’s effort to push the UN and other international bodies toward closer monitoring of cross-border support networks that may be prolonging the war. General background: allegations involving foreign backing in Sudan’s conflict have been a recurring diplomatic issue, but the evidence here reflects the envoy’s claims rather than an independent verification by 256 Newsroom.