Africa: All of Africa Today - July 21, 2026

U.S. Slams New Sanctions on Sudan Over Chemical Weapons Claims The United States has imposed new sanctions on Sudan's military-led government, accusing it of using chemical weapons in its war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The measures, which took effect, include restrictions on US financing and exports, and a ban on Sudanese state-owned airlines using US airspace. Sudan has rejected the allegations as "baseless". The war between the army and the RSF began in April 2023 after a power struggle between Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. The US has imposed sanctions on both men. It has also accused RSF commanders of committing genocide in Darfur. The war has fuelled what the United Nations describes as the world's largest humanitarian crisis,