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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the Daily Mail published an article highlighting the Biden administration’s silence on Sudan, as millions face violence, starvation, and ethnic targeting once again in Darfur.

“The evidence strongly suggests that genocide is occurring in Darfur,” stated Chairman McCaul. “The fact that the president’s spokesperson cannot articulate that is indicative they are not paying nearly enough attention to Africa. As the conflict escalates throughout Sudan, I once again call on the administration to present a clear strategy on how it will achieve a lasting ceasefire and set the country back on the path to civilian-led rule.”

Why is the White House silent on Sudan? 150,000 people dead, famine looms but Biden’s spokesman can’t cope with questions and the president hasn’t issued a statement in a year
By Rob Crilly
Daily Mail
June 23, 2024

“More than 150,000 people dead, another nine million forced from their homes by a year of fighting, and millions more living in the shadow of famine.

“The African nation of Sudan is once again on the brink of genocide as rival generals battle for power. 

“Yet when John Kirby, the White House national security communications adviser, was asked what the Biden administration was doing to help ease a deepening humanitarian crisis he had nothing to offer.

“‘I’m going to take your question on Darfur… and get back to you, rather than try to explain something that may just make me sound stupid,’ he told a reporter during a telephone briefing on Thursday. 

“‘So I don’t want to do that. I want to do that right and take the question for you.’

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“The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee demanded that the White House step up to prevent a repeat of the genocide that engulfed the western region of Darfur two decades ago.

‘”The evidence strongly suggests that genocide is occurring in Darfur. The fact that the president’s spokesperson cannot articulate that is indicative they are not paying nearly enough attention to Africa,’ said Rep. Michael McCaul. 

“‘As the conflict escalates throughout Sudan, I once again call on the administration to present a clear strategy on how it will achieve a lasting ceasefire and set the country back on the path to civilian-led rule.’

“Sudan has been gripped by war since April 2023, when tensions between rival military leaders erupted into violence. 

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“The fighting carries echoes of the genocide that gripped the country’s western Darfur region 20 years ago.

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“‘Despite this, President Biden has been nearly silent on Sudan for over a year,’ said Amnesty International.”

Read the full article here. 

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