The Left party has urged the federal government to halt all weapon shipments destined for the nations involved in the Sudanese war. This demand originated from a protest letter, which the Left parliamentary faction addressed to Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) and which was published in the “Rheinische Post”.
The letter asserts that it is “no secret who enables this war and who profits from it,” placing a central role on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), noting that the UAE is a strategic partner of Germany. The signees of the letter specifically called on Wadephul to stop weapons deliveries to all parties supporting the conflict.
This political demand is against a grim backdrop of humanitarian crisis. Experts warn that Al-Obeid, a city in southern Sudan, is at risk of suffering a fate similar to Al-Fashir. In Al-Fashir, the paramilitary RSF militia triggered a famine and committed atrocities against civilians during a prolonged siege last year. The United Nations had also warned just last week about a looming escalation in Al-Obeid.
Charlotte Neuhäuser, the initiator of the protest letter and an MP for The Left, argued that the federal government is again and “grossly negligently letting the people of Sudan down.” She criticized the government for maintaining silence regarding the role of the UAE, its key regional strategic partner, even though this external support continues to fuel the conflict.
Neuhäuser stressed that “we must not sacrifice international law for Germany’s strategic economic interests.” She further argued that anyone committed to peace in Sudan must challenge “the material foundations of this war.” Consequently, The Left is demanding not only a complete halt to arms deliveries to the warring nations but also better regulations on supply chains, sanctions against illegal trade structures-particularly the gold trade-and greater transparency in raw material commerce.
