Sudan govt says drone attacks came 'from Ethiopian territory'

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KHARTOUM — Drone attacks "from inside Ethiopian territory" targeted sites in Sudan in February and March, the foreign ministry of the army-aligned government in Khartoum said on Monday.

"The Sudanese government warns the Ethiopian authorities of the consequences of these hostile acts," the ministry said in a statement, calling them "clear aggression" without stating who was responsible for the attacks, their number or the targets.

It is the first time that Ethiopia has been officially accused of interference in Sudan's nearly three-year-long war, in which the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been fighting the regular army.

At a UN Security Council meeting late last month, British foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said there was no ceasefire in Sudan because "military men still convince themselves" victory is possible while they continue to secure "ever more lethal weapons".

She added that "external support from at least a dozen states", in funding, manufacturing, transit and training, was fuelling the war.

At the same session, the Egyptian ambassador to the UN, Ihab Awad, said there were "documented reports" that one of Sudan's neighbours had set up a camp to train and arm militias and facilitate their movements.

According to a recent study by the International Crisis Group on tensions in the Horn of Africa, Sudanese officials accused the United Arab Emirates of an increase since November 2025 of arms shipments to Ethiopia intended for the RSF.

The UAE has been widely accused, including in United Nations reports, of supporting the RSF via neighbouring countries, though Abu Dhabi has strenuously denied the accusations.

Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, meanwhile, enjoys the support of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

In February, UN rights chief Volker Turk warned that the killing of civilians in Sudan's war had more than doubled in 2025.

"This war is ugly. It's bloody, and it's senseless," Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights Council, blaming both sides, which have so far rejected any humanitarian truce. He also blamed foreign sponsors funding what he called a "high-tech" conflict.

Fearing that the conflict could spread, Chad has recently closed its border with Sudan.