Diplomacy
Sudan's Accusation of Ethiopia Hosting RSF Drone Bases
ACLED · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on ACLED
AI SUMMARY
The Sudanese government accused Ethiopia of allowing the RSF to launch cross-border drone strikes against civilian infrastructure, prompting formal complaints to the UN and African Union.
- On 28 October, the Sudanese government accused Ethiopia of permitting the Rapid Support Forces to launch drone strikes from its territory against Sudanese electricity stations and civilian infrastructure.
- Khartoum officials presented flight data, satellite imagery, and intercepted drone fragments at a press conference and filed complaints with the UN Security Council and African Union Peace and Security Council.
- ACLED recorded 17 RSF attacks on electricity infrastructure over a two-week period, causing widespread power outages across ten Sudanese states.
- The RSF's expanding drone campaign and targeting of civilian infrastructure coincide with territorial losses, supply route disruptions, and pressure from the Sudanese Armed Forces.
- ACLED reports that the RSF established a training camp in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region near the border in October 2025, alongside drone-related facilities.
- Political violence events in Blue Nile increased more than fourfold in 2026 compared to 2025, resulting in the displacement of nearly 120,000 civilians.
- The Sudanese Armed Forces claimed 62 drone strikes and intercepted drones crossed from the direction of the Ethiopian border.
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