The United Arab Emirates recruited Colombian mercenaries to support Sudan's Rapid Support Force (RSF), according to a new secret UN investigation. The report, submitted to the UN Security Council last week, details how an Emirati security company with close government ties trained Colombian fighters in Abu Dhabi before moving them to Sudan through territory controlled by UAE-backed groups in Libya and Somalia. The mercenaries provided drone operations, artillery support and military training to the RSF. The findings also increased criticism of the candidacy of the United Arab Emirates diplomat, Lana Nusayeva, for the position of UN Secretary-General, especially in light of her previous denials of Emirati involvement in the Sudan war alongside the RSF.

The United Arab Emirates recruited Colombian mercenaries to support Sudan's Rapid Support Force (RSF), according to a new secret UN investigation. The report, submitted to the UN Security Council last week, details how an Emirati security company with close government ties trained Colombian fighters in Abu Dhabi before moving them to Sudan through territory controlled by UAE-backed groups in Libya and Somalia. The mercenaries provided drone operations, artillery support and military training to the RSF. The findings also increased criticism of the candidacy of the United Arab Emirates diplomat, Lana Nusayeva, for the position of UN Secretary-General, especially in light of her previous denials of Emirati involvement in the Sudan war alongside the RSF.