{"id":242141,"date":"2026-08-25T08:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/north-africa\/sudan\/sudan-us-proposes-expanding-un-arms-embargo\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T08:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:40:54","slug":"sudan-us-proposes-expanding-un-arms-embargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/north-africa\/sudan\/sudan-us-proposes-expanding-un-arms-embargo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan: US Proposes Expanding UN Arms Embargo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"35\"><em>The US has called for a UN arms embargo for Darfur to be broadened to the whole of Sudan. The change would require Security Council approval, with Russia warning it would hurt the Sudanese army.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"19\">The <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United States<\/a> on Monday proposed expanding an existing <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-nations-un\/t-17440154\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UN<\/a> arms embargo for Darfur to cover all of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/sudan\/t-66203500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sudan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"19\">The proposal was put forth by US Envoy Massad Boulos during a <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/un-security-council\/t-63264650\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UN Security Council<\/a> meeting in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><br \/>\nKeep up with the latest headlines on <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaIdDi8Bqbr263erhw1K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/allafrica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"51\">&#8220;The brutality of the war&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202608250152.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 North Africa <a title=\"Sudan\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/north-africa\/sudan\/\">Sudan<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has called for a UN arms embargo for Darfur to be broadened to the whole of Sudan. The change would require Security Council approval, with Russia warning it would hurt the Sudanese army. The United States on Monday proposed expanding an existing UN arms embargo for Darfur to cover all of Sudan. 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