Report: Ethiopia Hosts Secret Camp to Train Sudan’s RSF Fighters

Is Ethiopia hosting RSF camps that threaten Sudan or are these accusations politically motivated deflections?

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Report: Ethiopia Hosts Secret Camp to Train Sudan’s RSF Fighters

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Above: Supporters of the Sudanese armed popular resistance, which backs the army, ride on trucks in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on March 3, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries. Image credit: AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-government narrative

Claims about Ethiopian RSF camps remain unsupported by conclusive evidence and overlook Ethiopia’s legitimate security concerns along a volatile and porous border. The allegations appear politically motivated, serving to deflect attention from Sudan’s deepening internal failures, while Ethiopia has largely maintained a posture of neutrality despite mounting pressure from multiple external actors seeking to instrumentalize the conflict for their own strategic ends.

The Africa Report Addis Standard

Government-critical narrative

Ethiopia’s hosting of RSF training camps near the Sudanese border marks a dangerous escalation threatening regional stability and Sudan’s sovereignty. A facility in Benishangul-Gumuz houses thousands of fighters, with UAE financing enabling a foreign-backed military buildup that undermines Sudan’s legitimate government, extends the conflict beyond Sudan’s borders, and further deepens risks around critical infrastructure, including the GERD, with destabilizing implications across the wider Horn of Africa.

The Reporter Ethiopia The Arab Weekly Sudan Tribune