Sudan filed an application instituting proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice

Sudan has filed a case at the top United Nations court accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s deadly war.

Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates at the International Court of Justice, arguing the UAE is complicit in genocide over its alleged support for Sudan's paramilitary Rapid

In an International Court of Justice complaint, the Sudanese government says the United Arab Emirates is fueling genocidal actions by funding rebels in the country’s civil war.

The United Arab Emirates, according Khartoum, is “complicit in the genocide” of West Darfur’s Masalit community, through its military, economic, and political support of the Rapid Support Forces, an allegation UAE dismissed as a “cynical publicity stunt”.

Since the escalation of the civil war in Sudan, the Sudanese government has accused the UAE of supporting Sudan's paramilitary group - the Rapid Support Forces.

A dispatch from the ICJ on Thursday said Sudan has accused UAE of being complicit in “acts which have been perpetrated by RSF and militias allied with it, including, but not limited to genocide, murder, theft of property, rape, forcible displacement, trespassing, vandalism of public properties, and violation of human rights.”

Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates at the World Court for allegedly violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the International Court of Justice said on Thursday.

The United Arab Emirates has long been accused by Sudan and others of supporting the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.