Saudi Arabia pledges $100M in aid to conflict-torn Sudan
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Sunday pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan amid ongoing clashes between two military rivals.
More than 550 people have been killed and thousands injured in fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group since April 15, according to Sudan’s Health Ministry.
Saudi state news agency SPA said King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center pledged to “provide $100 million worth of various humanitarian aid” to conflict-torn Sudan.
The relief center also plans to organize a national donation campaign through the Sahem platform “to alleviate the current conditions faced by the Sudanese people,” SPA said.
“The assistance emanates from the keenness of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince to stand by the Sudanese people and mitigate the impacts of the crisis in Sudan,” Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, director of King Salman Center, said.
Saudi Arabia on Saturday hosted the first face-to face talks between representatives of the Sudanese army and the RSF in an effort to resolve their dispute.
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