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UK Foreign Minister Visits Sudan to Discuss Bilateral Relations and Tensions With Ethiopia

Britain’s foreign secretary was in the Sudanese capital Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and tensions along the border with Ethiopia, Sudan’s state news agency reported.

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Dominic Raab, who arrived in Khartoum late Wednesday, met with Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling sovereign council, Sudan’s prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and acting foreign minister Omar Qamar al-Din, said SUNA.

Raab was visiting to discuss the situation along the Sudan-Ethiopia border, where violent clashes between Sudanese forces and Ethiopian militias have taken place, leading to concerns of a potential military conflict between the neighbouring countries.

Raab was also expected to discuss the ongoing water dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. The dispute is over Ethiopia’s construction of a controversial dam on the Blue Nile River, the main tributary of the Nile.

Sudan is on a fragile path to democratic rule after a popular uprising led the military to overthrow long-time autocratic Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, after nearly three decades of rule. A military-civilian government is now in power.

In a move to support the economic reforms of the Sudanese government, Raab announced a provision of 40 million pounds to the Sudan Family Support Program, which will provide 1.6 million people with direct financial support.

“Sudan is passing through a critical juncture in its transition to democracy,” Raab was quoted by SUNA as saying. “The UK takes pride in standing by the side of the Sudanese people.”

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