Breakthrough made in Sudan investigation, International Criminal Court official says

A breakthrough has been made in the investigation into crimes committed during Sudan’s war in the Darfur region allowing prosecutors to link them to leadership.

A “breakthrough” has been made in the investigation into crimes committed during Sudan’s war in the Darfur region allowing prosecutors to link them to leadership, a senior International Criminal Court official told Reuters.

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The ICC is investigating attacks on the cities of al-Geneina, in 2023, and al-Fashir ⁠last year, where U.N. experts say forces from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes that bear the “hallmarks of genocide” against people from non-Arab tribes.

“We have got additional evidence, strong evidence, linking what is occurring in Darfur with leadership levels. And we are very, very pleased to say that this is a breakthrough for us,” deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told Reuters, following a visit to eastern Chad to meet victims of the attacks.