The government of Sudan has dared Kenya to a ‘battle’ as the diplomatic spat between
Khartoum and Nairobi takes a new shape amidst ongoing violence in the northern African
nation.
A general in the Sudan Armed Forces and member of the Supreme Council, Yasser Al-Atta told,
Kenya’s president, William Ruto, to bring the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) to a fight with his
troops in a clear escalation of animosity that has been simmering between the two countries in
the past few months.
It is imperative to note that President Ruto is the chairman of a four-nation appointed by the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to mediate the ongoing conflict between
Sudan’s national army and the paramilitary wing, the Rapid Support Forces.
However, the government of Sudan has been protesting the appointment of Ruto to chair the
talks on suspicion that he is not neutral.
In early July, the East African regional bloc – EAC said in Djibouti, where Ruto was bestowed
with the coheirship’s baton, that they are considering deploying forces from the block to protect
civilians in Sudan, a decision that Khartoum has vehemently rejected.
In a video clip that has been doing the rounds on social media, Gen. Al-Atta said “Leave the East
African Forces [you] come and bring the Kenyan army to fight us. I assure you, none of you will
return to Kenya after that”.
It was gathered that the regional forces are currently carrying out a similar exercise in the eastern
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where M23 rebels have been fighting government
forces.
Recall that Sudan’s conflict erupted on April 15, and despite numerous ceasefire deals, no sign
of any meaningful solution has been forthcoming.
Already, Mohamed walked out of the Jeddah Talks that were spearheaded by the US and Saudi
Arabia. In Djibouti, representatives of Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan, the supreme leader
who controls the national forces, refused to attend the meeting chaired by Ruto.
They accused Ruto of ‘disrespecting the sovereignty of Sudan’ for taking up the role without
consulting al-Burhan about whether he had reservations.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, whom Al-Atta
accused of being a close ally of Ruto and “another” unnamed country.
Al-Atta added in his claims “The state that supports you (RSF) and the mercenaries like you with
money must also bring its army… leave the East African forces and come with your army to
intervene, and we are waiting for you”.
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