Tag: gustavo petro
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US Treasury sanctions Colombian mercenaries in Sudan: Colombian parliament approves law outlawing mercenaries
The US Treasury has sanctioned four Colombian-owned companies and several Colombian individuals for providing military and technical services to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan including technical support in using drones. The companies sanctioned include International Services Agency (A4SI), Global Staffing, Comercializadora San Bendito and Maine Global Corp. Individuals who have been sanctioned include Alvaro…
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Colombian mercenaries still flying to Sudan despite pledges by the Colombian President to cut the practice
Colombian mercenaries are still flying to Sudan to fight alongside the Rapid Support Forces despite a pledge by the Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, to cut the practice. The Colombian President, who is a regular critic of foreign wars abroad, had made a pledge to abolish mercenaryism last August. Colombian mercenaries, funded by the United Arab…
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The United Arab Emirates bans Sudanese airlines after Sudan strikes Emirati plane with Colombian mercenaries in Nyala airport, Sudan
The United Arab Emirates has banned Sudanese airlines from its airspace and has even prevented a Sudanese oil tanker from taking off at Abu Dhabi’s airport. The decision follows an airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces against an Emirati plane in Sudan’s Nyala airport in Darfur, which was carrying up to 40 Colombian mercenaries according…
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G20 Highlights
Hosted in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the conference by announcing a global alliance against hunger and poverty. The pledge was signed by 82 countries, including all G20 members except for Argentina. The statement can be found here. US President Joe Biden missed the family…
