Declaration comes two weeks after army chief called for diplomat’s removal. Authorities in war-hit Sudan have declared the head of the United Nations mission in the country, Volker Perthes, “persona non grata” two weeks after the army chief accused him of inflaming the conflict and called for his removal. “The Government of the Republic of Sudan has notified the Secretary-General …
Sources in Sudan’s foreign ministry told Al Jazeera that Volker Perthes will not be allowed back into the war-torn country. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said he was “shocked” by a letter from Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reportedly requesting the replacement of special envoy Volker Perthes. Perthes and the UN mission in Sudan have been the target of …
