UN Peacekeeping Chief Exposes Sudan Conflict’s Dangerous Spread into Central African Republic

The ongoing conflict in Sudan, ignited by a brutal power struggle between rival military factions, is no longer contained within its borders. The United Nations’ top peacekeeping authority, Undersecretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, revealed to the Security Council that Sudanese armed forces linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are actively crossing into the already fragile Central African Republic (CAR), spreading violence and destabilization. This alarming development highlights not only the human toll inside Sudan—where at least 24,000 have died and over half the population displaced—but also the danger of regional contagion affecting neighboring countries struggling with their own conflicts. CAR has...