Congress faction condemns attack on WFP convoy amid Darfur crisis

NCP condemns deadly WFP convoy attack amid escalating Darfur humanitarian crisis. [AFP via Getty Images]

The National Congress Party (NCP) has condemned a deliberate attack on World Food Programme (WFP) aid trucks in the Al-Kuma area east of El Fasher, North Darfur State, Sudan.

The assault on June 2, carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied jihadist troops, killed several convoy members, including drivers and their assistants, and injured others, violating international humanitarian law.

 The NCP described the attack as part of a wider pattern by Islamist forces to disrupt humanitarian aid, undermine peace negotiations, and manipulate aid distribution.

The forces, NCP noted have refused to open border crossings and safe corridors, denied famine conditions, diverted aid to military camps, and sold supplies in local markets, citing the failed Geneva talks held in July 2024.

 Civilian areas such as El Fasher and Zamzam internally displaced persons camps have been militarised by the SAF and jihadist battalions, who use civilians as human shields, position missile launchers, and convert hospitals into military bases.

The NCP accused these groups of sacrificing the dignity and basic needs of Sudan’s people to regain rejected power after the December revolution.

 “Sudanese people, wake up to what is being plotted against you by those who call themselves your army. They are not the army of Sudan, nor do they seek dignity for Sudan. Rather, they want to return to power by inciting murder, racism, tribalism, and hatred among you,” the NCP warned.

 The Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) echoed these concerns, condemning attempts to falsify facts and expressing confidence that a clear divide is emerging between those who seek a free, new Sudan and those clinging to the old regime under false slogans. TASIS pledged that the revolution will continue until Sudan achieves justice and equality.

 These statements coincide with the sixth anniversary of the massacre at the General Command sit-in, described by TASIS as a crime targeting the December revolution. The massacre involved collusion between the Islamic Movement, NCP, and affiliates aimed at misleading public opinion.

While the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fully cooperated with investigations, army leaders refused to appear.

 Despite efforts to crush the revolution—including the October 25 coup—the RSF sided with the people through a framework agreement, forcing the NCP regime and SAF to reignite war to regain control. Islamist factions withdrew SAF officers planted within the RSF once their mission was complete.

 The Sudan Founding Alliance also condemned the Islamist-led National Committee’s efforts to conceal facts during investigations into the massacre, highlighting the RSF’s continued cooperation, including handing over officers planted by the Islamic Movement.