BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) -The European Union is expected to impose sanctions on Abdelrahim Dagalo, deputy commander of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in Sudan that has been accused of human rights abuses, three European diplomats said on Wednesday.

EU foreign ministers are expected to approve the sanctions at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the diplomats said. EU sanctions consist of a ban on travel to the bloc and the seizure of any assets held there.

The conflict erupted in 2023 amid a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF, whose recent takeover of al-Fashir, one of Sudan’s largest cities, has raised grave concerns about mass killings.

The war has created what the U.N. has called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis at a time when global aid b

See Full Page