UAE Denies Supplying Chinese Weapons to Sudan Paramilitaries

A Sudanese man walks past destroyed military vehicles in front of a hospital in Khartoum on April 28, 2025. AFP

The United Arab Emirates on Friday denied an Amnesty International report accusing it of providing Chinese-made weapons to Sudanese paramilitary forces at war with the regular army.

“The UAE strongly rejects the suggestion that it is supplying weaponry to any party involved in the ongoing conflict in Sudan,” said Salem Aljaberi, the UAE’s assistant minister for security and military affairs.

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