Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Three years after the conflict began in Sudan, violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and affiliated militias continues to cause extensive suffering, undermining the hopes of the 2018/19 revolution. The European Union (EU) has reiterated its support for Sudan's unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity while rejecting any unilateral attempts to create parallel governance structures that threaten national partition.
Highlighting the risk of a broader regional war, the EU underscored the importance of international efforts, including the Sudan Conference held in Berlin on 15 April 2026, where donors pledged €1.5 billion in aid, with €812 million from the EU and its Member States. The EU renewed its call for all actors to engage in negotiations toward an immediate and lasting ceasefire.
In support of peace initiatives, the EU expressed readiness to back unified peace plans and international monitoring mechanisms. The statement urged external actors to cease fueling the war, and called for the extension of the International Criminal Court (ICC) mandate and the United Nations (UN) arms embargo—currently applied only to Darfur—to all of Sudan.
The humanitarian situation remains dire, with civilians targeted, famine conditions persisting, and ongoing displacement destabilizing communities and the wider region. The EU condemned attacks on civilians, healthcare providers, aid workers, humanitarian convoys, and infrastructure, stating that obstruction and assaults on relief efforts are unacceptable and may constitute war crimes. It called on all parties to ensure unimpeded, safe, and sustained humanitarian access across the country.
The EU also highlighted ongoing grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, including systematic conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, with rape reportedly used as a weapon of war. The EU supports ongoing investigations by the UN Fact-Finding Mission and the ICC, and stressed the need to end impunity. It confirmed it will use all available tools, including diplomacy and restrictive measures, and is considering additional sanctions targeting the war economy to pressure for peace.