Sudan government declares UN envoy Volker Perthes 'persona non grata'
- The Sudanese government has declared the United Nations envoy to the country, Volker Perthes, as persona non grata, stating that he is no longer welcome in the country.
- This follows demands from the head of Sudan's military, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, that Perthes be removed from his post.
- Since mid-April, Sudan's military and paramilitary forces have been engaged in a violent power struggle that has resulted in the deaths of over 860 civilians.
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Sudan’s government declares UN envoy, a mediator in the conflict, no longer welcome
Sudanese authorities loyal to the regular army have declared UN envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", accusing him of taking sides in nearly two months of devastating fighting with rival paramilitaries. Fighting has raged in the north African country since mid-April, when army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, turned on each other.
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