June15(Darfur24)
United Nations experts warn of a “spillover effect”, saying opposition armed groups from CAR have been reported to have actively recruited for and sent members of their own groups “to fight in the Sudan under RSF.”
Central African Republic is one of the main destinations where over 2 million Sudanese have fled beyond their border, along with Chad, Egypt and Ethiopia.
Sudanese paramilitary forces are using the Central African Republic as a “supply chain,” including for recruitment of fighters, according to a report by UN experts, who are concerned about a “spillover effect”.
“The spillover effect of the conflict in the Sudan has significantly affected the situation in the Central African Republic,” said the expert committee on Friday, formed by the UN Security Council to monitor sanctions on Central Africa.
They highlighted, in particular, the humanitarian situation, as the country sees an influx of millions of Sudanese refugees, as well as incursions by the two warring Sudanese parties — plus air raids by the Sudanese army in and around the Umm Dafog border post, where the RSF is present.
This “continues to constitute a security threat to civilians and an impediment to humanitarian activities in the area,” the experts said.
They insist the paramilitaries are also using the Am Dafok area in the Central African Republic on the border “as a key logistical hub.”