A regional United Nations envoy expressed concern Monday that fighting between the forces of two generals vying for power in Sudan is drawing closer to the country's border with South Sudan and the disputed Abyei region.
The conflict that erupted in April between troops loyal to Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces of General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has "significant humanitarian, security, economic and political consequences that are a matter of deep concern for the South Sudanese political leadership," said UN special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Hanna Tetteh.
