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Sudan takes drone accusations against Ethiopia to the UN Security Council and African Union

3 November 2026 · Algeria Now

Sudan takes drone accusations against Ethiopia to the UN Security Council and African Union — Photo : Algeria Now

ALGIERS — Sudan's foreign ministry has lodged complaints with the United Nations Security Council and the African Union's Peace and Security Council, accusing Ethiopia of letting its territory serve as a launch pad for deadly drone attacks on Sudanese cities, according to a statement issued late on Sunday.

The ministry says the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have fought the Sudanese army since April 2023, carried out "brazen aggression" from Ethiopian soil against civilian sites and power stations, causing hundreds of casualties. It argues that the incidents place Ethiopia before its obligations under international law.

The complaint draws on a report by the army-led Transitional Sovereignty Council. It counts 70 attacks involving 187 one-way drones between 15 February and 27 October, including 28 attacks in October alone, and names Asosa airport, the Kurmuk–Gizen border area and the Bahir Dar airbase as launch sites. It reports 484 civilians killed or wounded. The deadliest incident cited is a strike on 9 October on displaced families at Wad el-Mahi, in Blue Nile state, which it says killed 30 civilians and wounded 100. These figures come from one party to the war and have not been independently verified.

No Ethiopian response to the complaint has been reported. Addis Ababa has previously accused the Sudanese army of backing rebels linked to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which Khartoum denies.

On Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said through his spokesperson that he was appalled by the escalating drone attacks in Sudan, condemning them as violations of international humanitarian law.

The dispute tests principles that Algeria has long defended: respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-interference in the affairs of other states, and the primacy of African and UN frameworks in settling conflicts. Algiers has consistently called for a ceasefire and a Sudanese-led political solution.

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