Sudan has shut its land border with the Central Africa Republic in what officials said was to manage a security threat from the neighbouring country.
Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Lt-Gen Mohamed Hamdan Daglo said Khartoum was closing the border with the south western neighbour due to “security risks.”
The forces in charge are those from the army and the rapid support forces, along with forces from the Central African countries and Chad.
Khartoum did not clarify the exact cause but officials said “security risks and negative practices between the borders necessitated Sudan’s action in coordination with Central Africa on the one hand and with Chad on the other hand, to close the borders between the two countries.”
The Central African Republic is going through turmoil after some armed groups that controlled two-thirds of the country launched an attack in December 2020, to prevent the re-election of President Faustin Arkang Touadera.
However, the government managed to recapture all the major cities and forced the militants to seek refuge in the forests, near the border with Sudan.
For months, armed groups operating in the Central African Republic have been using guerrilla tactics and planting explosives along main roads to delay the advance of pro-government forces.