Full Analysis Summary
EU sanctions on Sudan
On 29 January 2026 the European Union imposed a new package of targeted sanctions listing seven individuals linked to the Sudan conflict, expanding its Sudan sanctions regime to 18 individuals and eight entities.
The measures impose asset freezes, prohibit the provision of funds or other economic resources, and include travel bans for listed natural persons.
Sudan Horizon reported that the EU added seven Sudanese individuals to its list, bringing the total to 18 people and eight entities and confirming the asset freezes, travel bans and restrictions on funds and resources.
Radio Dabanga and Dabanga Radio TV Online likewise noted the new package and described the measures as asset freezes, bans on providing funds or economic resources, and travel bans for the listed individuals.
Coverage Differences
detail emphasis
All three sources report the same core facts (seven new listings, asset freezes, travel bans, prohibition on funds), but they emphasize different legal or background details: Sudan Horizon stresses the overall totals and frames the measures as responses to specific abuses; Radio Dabanga highlights the sanctions’ technical effects and links them to earlier Council Conclusions; Dabanga Radio TV Online emphasizes the formal legal implementation (Official Journal). Each source is reporting the EU action rather than offering a conflicting account of the sanctions themselves.
Listed individuals in Sudan
The new listings target seven individuals: five affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and two linked to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied militias.
They prominently name Algoney (Hamdan) Dagalo Musa, described as an RSF major and brother of the RSF leader.
They also name Al‑Misbah (Talha) Abu Zaid, commander of the Baraa bin Malik Battalion.
Radio Dabanga and Dabanga Radio TV Online report the package targets seven people—five RSF-affiliated and two SAF-affiliated—and list the same core names.
Sudan Horizon lists additional targeted individuals, including RSF field commanders and a named arms supplier.
Coverage Differences
narrative and naming detail
All sources identify the two prominent figures (the RSF commander’s brother and the Baraa bin Malik commander). Sudan Horizon provides a longer roll-call and additional named individuals (e.g., Al‑Fatih Abdullah Idris (Abu Lulu), Idris Kafuti, Tijani Ibrahim Musa, Major General Jadu Hamdan, and Talha al‑Misbah) and mentions an arms supplier (Al‑Qouni) tied to previously US‑sanctioned firms — details not spelled out in the Dabanga summaries. Radio Dabanga and Dabanga Radio TV Online focus on the RSF/SAF split and the headline names rather than the full list and commercial links.
EU sanctions on Sudan
The EU framed the sanctions as a response to escalating violence and serious violations of international humanitarian and human-rights law, citing executions, harassment of detainees, sexual violence, forced displacement and destruction of civilian infrastructure and specifically referring to atrocities around El Fasher after an RSF offensive and siege.
Sudan Horizon said the measures respond to the escalation of violence in Sudan and violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, and cited atrocities around El Fasher after an RSF offensive.
Radio Dabanga said the sanctions follow prior rounds since 2023 and international findings, including ICC-related reporting that alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed in El Fasher after an RSF siege.
Dabanga Radio TV Online similarly cited the ICC deputy prosecutor's identification of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in El Fasher.
Coverage Differences
tone and sourcing of alleged abuses
All sources convey that the EU justified sanctions on grave abuses, but Sudan Horizon presents a detailed list of alleged violations and directly attributes some roles to named individuals (e.g., planning or carrying out abuses). Radio Dabanga frames the measures in the context of international reporting and prior sanctions rounds (noting ICC‑related reporting). Dabanga Radio TV Online explicitly cites the ICC deputy prosecutor’s findings. In each case the articles report the EU’s statements and international findings rather than presenting independent investigative evidence within the snippets.
EU response to Sudan
The EU presented the package as implementing its October 2025 Council Conclusions calling for restoration of the rule of law, accountability and respect for international humanitarian and human-rights law.
It said it will continue to use diplomatic tools, including targeted sanctions, to press for a peaceful, accountable resolution.
Radio Dabanga explained the package implements the October 2025 conclusions and echoed the EU's commitment to diplomatic tools and targeted sanctions.
Dabanga Radio TV Online added that relevant legal acts have been published in the Official Journal of the EU, noting the formal legal step of publication.
Sudan Horizon situated the measures in the EU’s response to worsening violence and named specific accusations against listed commanders, including alleged participation by some individuals in the March 2025 storming of the presidential palace.
Coverage Differences
formal/legal emphasis vs. operational framing
Dabanga Radio TV Online emphasizes the formal legal publication of measures (“Relevant legal acts have been published in the Official Journal of the EU”), Radio Dabanga highlights the Council Conclusions and diplomatic intent, and Sudan Horizon stresses the sanctions as a response to concrete escalations and individual alleged actions (e.g., the March 2025 storming). Each article reports the EU’s stated policy intent rather than adding new legal analysis; where they differ is in which institutional or factual detail they foreground.
Reporting on sanctions
The three reporting outlets overlap on the core facts but differ in emphasis and some details.
Sudan Horizon provides the most extensive list of named individuals and links to prior US sanctions for Al-Qouni.
Radio Dabanga frames the move in the context of EU policy and international findings, including the ICC.
Dabanga Radio TV Online stresses legal formalities and the ICC deputy prosecutor's identification of alleged crimes.
None of the snippets include statements from the sanctioned individuals or from RSF or SAF spokespeople, and the EU's public statement and cited international reports serve as the principal sources for the allegations.
Where the articles differ is in which elements they foreground: names and alleged actions, institutional and legal steps, or international reporting.
Coverage Differences
omission and sourcing
All three sources report the sanctions and EU justification, but they omit direct responses from the listed individuals or from RSF/SAF in the provided snippets. Sudan Horizon uniquely reports ties to US sanctions and more individual-level accusations; Radio Dabanga foregrounds the Council Conclusions and prior sanctions rounds; Dabanga Radio TV Online emphasizes publication of legal acts and cites the ICC deputy prosecutor. Each of these choices shapes tone: Sudan Horizon reads more accusatory through specific names/acts, Radio Dabanga adopts a policy‑context tone, and Dabanga Radio TV Online a legal-formal tone.