Sudan Urges Kenya to Halt Support for RSF & Honour Obligations Under UN Charter

Sudan has urged President William Ruto’s administration to cease all alleged support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and uphold its commitments under the United Nations Charter to promote international peace and security.

In a strongly worded statement released on Tuesday, June 24, Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Kenya of being a key conduit for United Arab Emirates (UAE) military supplies destined for the RSF, a rebel militia currently fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in the ongoing civil war.

The diplomatic rebuke followed remarks by Kenyan Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, who Sudan claims indirectly acknowledged the UAE’s involvement in aiding the RSF.

Sudan dismissed Mwaura’s counter-claims that other foreign actors are supporting SAF, asserting that the Sudanese army is constitutionally mandated to defend the nation from rebel forces.

“These allegations are unfounded. SAF, the national army, is duty-bound constitutionally and morally to defend the country and its people,” Sudan’s Foreign Ministry stated.

The ministry further warned that Kenya’s actions—particularly its alleged facilitation of RSF operations—threaten regional peace and undermine the territorial integrity of African states.

Sudan also condemned Mwaura’s reported comments regarding a “Government of Peace,” a label Sudan interpreted as implicit endorsement of RSF’s parallel government ambitions.

“Sudan once again calls on Kenya to honour its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations, the Constitutive Act of the African Union, and other regional instruments, and to cease all forms of support to the terrorist RSF militia,” the statement read.

These tensions come just a month after Kenya refuted claims it had a hand in RSF’s attempt to form a parallel government. Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi clarified in a Citizen TV interview that Kenya only hosted RSF members as part of its peace-building role in the Horn of Africa.

President William Ruto has previously met with RSF leader Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, drawing international attention to Kenya’s diplomatic engagement with the Sudanese conflict.

Sudan’s latest accusations raise new questions about Nairobi’s neutrality in the region and its balancing act between peacemaking and political alliances.

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Sudan Urges Kenya to Halt Support for RSF & Honour Obligations Under UN Charter