Yale investigator tells MPs UK withheld intelligence on Sudan atrocities to preserve UAE relations.
Nathaniel Raymond, director of Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab, testified before a parliamentary committee that the UK government received intelligence in 2024 about Ethiopian support for the RSF militia in Sudan but did not publicize it due to pressure from the UAE. Raymond also alleged that an FCDO official attempted to downplay a death toll estimate of at least 60,000 civilians killed during the RSF's seizure of El Fasher.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Both outlets report the same core allegations from Nathaniel Raymond's testimony, with The Guardian providing detailed evidentiary context while The Telegraph summarizes the claims more concisely.
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“Britain 'failed to intervene in Sudan massacre to maintain UAE ties'”
“UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told”
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