Tag: Massad Boulos
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Massad Boulos defends Emirati leadership over Sudan weapons-supplies: blames it on private contractors
In an interview with the BBC, US President Donald Trump’s Special Advisor on Africa and the Arab world, Massad Bolous, defended the leadership of the United Arab Emirates over their provisions of weapons supplies to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. The US diplomat said that weapons flowing from the UAE to Sudan for the…
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Sudanese UN diplomat accuses Massad Boulos of bias over his latest condemnation against SAF airstrikes in Chad
Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud, a Counselor at Sudan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, has accused the US Senior Adviser to the President for Africa, Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs, Massad Boulos, of bias after Boulos condemned Sudanese airstrikes against an RSF convoy passing through the Libya-Chad-Sudan border triangle. Ammar Mahmoud also stated…
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US proposes to expand Darfur arms embargo to all of Sudan following SAF victories
The United States of America is proposing to extend the existing UN arms embargo on Darfur to all of Sudan and includes drones in its submission of the embargo proposal. The US said that it does not want to make an equivalence between the parties of “the conflict”, and condemned both sides over civilian casualties.…
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Italy joins Libya talks in Washington
Ambassador Fabrizio Saggio, the Italian National Security Advisor to the Italian Prime Minister, represented the Italian government in Washington for talks on Libya’s reunification alongside President Trump’s Envoy for Africa, Massad Boulos, and Benghazi’s Deputy Military Commander, Saddam Haftar. The absence of representatives from Tripoli remains conspicuous, and it is unclear what these talks are…
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The US tries to broker peace deal between Libyan governments
The US is trying to broker a peace and unity deal between the two separate Libyan governments in what appears to be an attempt by US President Donald Trump to add to his list of brokered peace agreements. However, the absence of the western government of Tripoli in the discussions remains conspicuous. Deputy-Commander of the…
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Trump’s envoy to Africa and the Arab world, Massad Boulos stops in Malta before heading to Libya
Yesterday, President Donald Trump’s envoy to Africa and the Arab world, Massad Boulos made a brief stop to Malta before heading to Libya for the Libya Energy and Economic Summit (LEES 2026). Massad Boulos met with the Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg and discussed mostly issues revolving around Libya. In…
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Sudanese General Burhan accuses the US of imposing conditions on Sudan proposed by the United Arab Emirates
In a press conference held yesterday, the Sudanese Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan accused the US of dictating to Sudan, proposals it was handed to it by the United Arab Emirates. The General was speaking about negotiations with the Quad Group involving the United States, the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. …
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Rapid Support Forces strike Sudanese cities with drones as they demand a conditional ceasefire
The Rapid Support Forces are demanding a conditional ceasefire with the Sudanese Armed Forces after committing ethnic cleansing in the city of Al-Fashir. The ceasefire by the SAF has not been accepted. US mediator Massad Boulos said that both parties have accepted the ceasefire in principle but “details” need to be ironed out. Mediations are…