Sudan authorities has accused Kenya of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with weapons and logistics.
In a press release issued on June 23 by the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khartoum condemned feedback made earlier this month by the spokesperson of the Kenyan authorities, Isaac Mwaura, who acknowledged that the United Arab Emirates has backed the RSF in its marketing campaign for management over Sudan’s pure assets and strategic Red Sea entry.
“The spokesperson has simply acknowledged the apparent,” Sudan’s assertion learn partly.
“But extra alarming is the involvement of the Kenyan Government itself in backing the terrorist Janjaweed militia.”
Sudanese officers allege that navy provides labelled as Kenyan have been found final month in RSF weapon caches in Khartoum.
Sudan on Kenya Supporting RSF
They additional declare that Kenya has served as a conduit for Emirati arms shipments to the RSF, a gaggle the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) routinely discuss with as a “terrorist militia.”
Sudan’s authorities dismissed the Kenyan spokesman’s suggestion that overseas powers could also be aiding SAF in return, labeling these claims as “unfounded.”
The SAF, the assertion states, is the official nationwide military constitutionally mandated to defend the nation.
“The worldwide neighborhood is obligated to help Sudan in exercising the appropriate of self-defense,” the ministry added, drawing comparisons between the RSF and globally designated terrorist teams like ISIS, Al-Shabaab, and Boko Haram.
The RSF, as soon as a part of Sudan’s navy equipment, has been locked in a violent energy wrestle with the SAF since April 2023, plunging the nation right into a humanitarian and safety disaster.
Kenya Cease Support to RSF
The battle has displaced tens of millions and led to allegations of atrocities by each side.
Sudan’s overseas ministry additionally criticized the Kenyan authorities for selling what it known as a separatist agenda, referring to RSF’s announcement of a “Government of Peace,” which Khartoum views as an unlawful bid to divide the nation.
“This reckless place by the Kenyan Government poses a severe menace to regional safety and the territorial integrity of African states,” the assertion stated, urging Nairobi to respect worldwide norms, together with the UN Charter and African Union agreements.
Sudan concluded its assertion by demanding that Kenya “stop all types of help to the terrorist RSF militia” and recommit to non-interference within the inner affairs of sovereign nations.
