Sudan has accused the European Union of trying to divide Africa after the bloc refused to invite President Omar al-Bashir to an EU-African summit this week.
On Sunday, Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the “invitation of this summit to the African leaders was selective and in doing this the European Union is trying to divide the African Union,” AFP reported.
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry also said the African Union’s position is that all its leaders should be invited.
The summit should be postponed “until the African Union’s concerns are addressed, and this will guarantee its credibility and respect in the international community, because the African continent is one,” the ministry said.
The summit on Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels will bring together representatives of 90 nations from both continents, including 65 heads of state and government.
In March 2009, the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged Bashir of perpetrating genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region of western Sudan. He became the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the court.
Darfur has been the scene of violence since 2003, when rebels took up arms against the Sudanese government. There has also been tribal fighting in the region. More than 300,000 people have been killed in the conflict.
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