Africa: Chairperson of the Commission Expresses Alarm At the Deteriorating Security and Humanitarian Situation in North Darfur, Sudan

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is monitoring with deep concern the reports of alarming deterioration in the humanitarian and security situation in El Fasher, North Darfur.

The Chairperson notes that the significant build-up of fighters and weapons in the vicinity of El Fasher, poses a grave threat to the lives, property and livelihoods of millions in North Darfur, and complicates an already difficult peace-making process.

The Chairperson calls on the…