Sudan’s RSF Leader in Kenya on Latest Leg of Regional Tour

GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI:  Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader arrived in Nairobi Kenya Wednesday for talks with President William Ruto amid regional diplomatic efforts to try to forge a ceasefire in the war at home.

Kenya is the latest leg of Mohamed Hamdan Daglo’s first trip abroad since the fierce fighting erupted between the RSF and the Sudanese army in mid-April.

President Ruto on his X account said Kenya appreciated the commitment of the RSF and Daglo in ending the conflict in Sudan through dialogue.

“The ongoing Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) talks should bring about a political settlement that would effect a lasting peace in the country,” he said.

IGAD, an eight-nation East African bloc headquartered in Djibouti, is leading diplomatic efforts to broker a meeting between Daglo and his rival, Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

The warring generals have not met face-to-face since the outbreak of the conflict that has killed more than 12,000 people by some conservative estimates, and forced millions to flee.

Daglo has also visited Djibouti, Ethiopia and Uganda on his regional tour and said he was committed to ending the conflict.

“Next week, as chair of IGAD, Djibouti will also prepare the ground for Sudanese dialogue and will host a critical meeting,” Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said on X on Saturday when Daglo visited.

Last Wednesday, Djibouti’s foreign ministry said a meeting between the rivals planned for December 28 had been “postponed to early January for technical reasons”.