The United Kingdom has sanctioned firms linked to the rival military groups in Sudan’s conflict.
A British government minister, Andrew Mitchell, said the Sudanese army and paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had dragged their country into a wholly unjustified war.
The sanctions impose an asset freeze on three businesses linked to each side in the fighting, BBC reports.
Washington imposed sanctions at the start of June.
Since the fighting in Sudan erupted three months ago, it’s thought thousands of people have been killed.
Millions of people have been forced from their homes.
