French military technology is being used in Sudan's brutal civil war in violation of a UN arms embargo, rights organisation Amnesty International has said. It says the Rapid Support Forces militia is using vehicles supplied by the United Arab Emirates fitted with the system in the Darfur region as it battles the army.

The U.N. political chief has accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis.

Sudan's sovereign council said on Wednesday it would extend the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad, seen as essential by aid agencies for the delivery of food and other supplies to areas at risk of famine in the Darfur and Kordofan regions.

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The Sudanese government's decision to extend the opening of the Adre border crossing with Chad is crucial for aid delivery to famine-threatened regions in Darfur and Kordofan. Despite resistance from government members,