Sudan’s Ministry of Trade and Supply has suspended all imports from Kenya following Kenya’s decision to host the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nairobi.
In a recent letter released by Sudan’s Trade Minister Omar Ahmed Mohamed Ali, products from Kenya will not be allowed in Sudan until further notice.
“The import of all products coming from the State of Kenya through all ports, crossings, airports, and outlets is suspended, effective from this date until further notice. All concerned parties must implement the decision,” read part of the letter .
Sudan’s military leadership has imposed an immediate ban on all imports from Kenya. Photo: Courtesy.
According to Omar Ahmed Mohamed Ali, the decision was based on recommendations from a committee formed to address Kenya’s hosting of the RSF, its allies, and its sponsors.
“Based on Cabinet Resolution…and in accordance with the powers stipulated in Cabinet Resolution…, and based on the recommendation of the committee formed by the Sovereignty Council to deal with the State of Kenya for hosting the Rapid Support Militia and its allies and sponsoring their activities and meetings, and in order to preserve Sudan’s supreme interests and confirm its sovereignty and protect its national security,” the letter added.
This comes weeks after the RSF and a coalition of allied political and armed groups signed a political charter in Nairobi to establish a parallel government in Sudan.
The charter, described by signatories as the foundation for a ‘Government of Peace and Unity,’ outlines ambitious goals including the creation of a secular, democratic, and decentralized state with a unified national army.
Kenya’s hosting of the RSF leaders in Nairobi sparked debate all over, especially from the Sovereign Council of Sudan, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
