Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- In a resolute stance against the escalating crisis in Sudan, Senator Jim Risch, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has issued a clarion call for action, urging the international community to confront the unfolding genocide in Darfur. With a firm resolve reminiscent of his past diplomatic endeavours, Mr Risch has emerged as a pivotal figure in the push for decisive intervention to address the atrocities ravaging the region.

"Twenty years ago, the U.S. Congress was the first body to recognize the genocide in Darfur committed by the government of Sudan and its proxy Janjaweed militia. Tragically, history repeats itself and now we must do the same," Mr Risch declared in a tweet on Tuesday, ...