KHARTOUM — Sudan says it does not want a military confrontation with Ethiopia despite growing tensions between the two neighboring countries.
Sudanese Sovereignty Council Deputy Chairman Gen. Malik Agar said Wednesday that Khartoum wants to avoid a wider conflict with Ethiopia.
“We do not want to get involved in a war with Ethiopia,” Agar told journalists in Khartoum, according to Radio Tamazuj.
His comments come amid heightened tensions along the Sudan-Ethiopia border and allegations by Sudanese military officials that Ethiopia has allowed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied groups to operate drones from Ethiopian territory.
Ethiopia has rejected the allegations, describing them as baseless.
Sudanese army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Yasser al-Atta has also accused Ethiopia of seeking to exploit Sudan’s ongoing conflict to gain control of border territory and facilitate RSF drone operations.
Agar said Sudan wants to prevent its war with the RSF from developing into a broader regional conflict. At the same time, he stressed that Sudan’s territorial integrity and national unity remain a “red line.”
The statements come as Sudan’s war continues to create security concerns across the Horn of Africa, particularly along the country’s borders with Ethiopia.
