The Sudan government has accused Kenya of hostility against it and contravene tion of its obligations under international law for hosting rebels and allied political parties in Nairobi.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Sudan’s Foreign Affairs ministry further accused Kenya of disregarding its obligations under the UN charter, the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by hosting an event of the signing of a parallel government in the war-torn country.
“Given that the stated objective of this agreement is to establish a parallel government on part of Sudanese territory, this move promotes the dismembering of African states, violates their sovereignty and interferes in their internal affairs.
“This is, therefore, a clear breach of the UN Charter, the Constitutive Act of the African Union, and the established principles of the contemporary international order,” the statement said.
It added that hosting leaders of the “terrorist RSF militia” and allowing them to conduct political and propaganda activities constitutes an endorsement of and complicity in these heinous crimes.
The Sudan government further accused Kenya of violating the principles of good neighbourliness and contravening the pledges President William Ruto made at the highest levels not to allow the meeting to happen in the country.
“It is, therefore, tantamount to an act of hostility against the entire Sudanese people.”
While the Kenyan government says it has not taken a position, Port Sudan called on the international community to condemn the ‘hostile act by the Kenyan government’.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that this propaganda stunt will have no impact on the ground, as the Sudanese Armed Forces, along with joint and supporting forces—backed by the Sudanese people—remain resolute in their determination to liberate every inch of Sudanese territory desecrated by the terrorist militia and its foreign mercenaries,” the statement added.
The RSF and allied parties will launch the parallel government on Friday, a move that is expected to worsen Kenya-Sudan diplomatic relations.
