US President Donald Trump's senior Africa envoy has asked the UN to extend its arms embargo from Darfur to all of Sudan, warning the war could spread across the wider region.

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The UN Security Council "must act to stop external financial and military support to the parties, such as drones and related technologies, from entering Sudan," Massad Boulos said.

Drone attacks are escalating with both the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused of using them. Now in its fourth year, the conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and forced 14 million more to flee their homes.

But a wider arms embargo would require a Security Council vote, with Russia and China opposing the move.

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They said it would affect Sudan's army's effectiveness. Sudan's UN envoy agreed, adding it would weaken protection for civilians.

The army controls much of Sudan's central and eastern regions, while the RSF is headquartered in the western region of Darfur and also controls areas in the south.

As the UN Security Council heard appeals about the arms embargo, the army was reported to have carried out drone strikes on RSF positions in Nyala in Darfur.

Nyala airport has become one of the paramilitary group's chief logistics hubs - and the attack came hours after a large cargo flight landed in the city.

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📰 Source: BBC Africa