# US refuses visa for Sudan’s de facto leader ahead of UN appearance

https://mins.news/en/video/69582

- France 24 English, 2026-09-22 20:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCA1kRDGP6M

> The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan before his scheduled appearance at the United Nations. The programme also looks at Ghana strengthening its drugs authority after major busts in France, Belgium and South Africa, and the return-to-school season in Ivory Coast.

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