Melanie Joly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, has announced that Canada is introducing new sanctions on entities and personals that involved in the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.
According to the goverments statement, Canada is deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan, which was exacerbated by the outbreak of conflict in April 2023 and has displaced more than 6.5 million people within the country and has forced another 1.8 million to flee to neighbouring countries.
The list of sanctioned individuals includes:
- Abdelrahim Hamdan DAGALO (also known as Abdel Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, Abdelrahim Dagalo, Abdul Rahim Dagalo, Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo Mousa)
- Ali KARTI (also known as Ali Ahmed Karti)
- Al Junaid Multi Activities Co. Ltd. (also known as AJMAC Multi Activities Company Ltd., AlGunade, AlJunaid, Algunade, Al Gunade and Al-Juneid)
- GSK Advance Company Ltd. (also known as GSK Advance, GSK Advance Co. Ltd., GSK for Advanced Business Co. Ltd)
- Defence Industries System (also known as Military Industry Corporation, Defense Industries Corporation and Defense Industry System)
- Zadna International Company for Investment Ltd. (also known as Zadna Company and Zadna International Investments).
