FCDO Minister Andrew Mitchell and experts to examine Sudan conflict
On Tuesday 25 April, at 16.00, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold an evidence session on the current situation in Sudan, hearing from expert witnesses, including a former British Ambassador to Sudan, a former Member of the Sovereignty Council which served as the collective head of state of Sudan and the Minister of State for Development and Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP.
Meeting details
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
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The situation in Sudan (Non-inquiry session)
Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London
Project Director, Horn of Africa at International Crisis Group
At 4:45pm: Oral evidence
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The situation in Sudan (Non-inquiry session)
Former EU Special Representative for Sudan; Former British Ambassador to Sudan and Associate Fellow at Africa Programme, Chatham House
Former Member of the Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council and Senior Peace Fellow at The Public International Law & Policy Group
At 5:30pm: Oral evidence
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The situation in Sudan (Non-inquiry session)
Minister of State (Development and Africa) at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
The session will discuss recent developments in Sudan after fighting broke out in the capital, Khartoum, on Saturday 15 April. This follows weeks of tension between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).