Kenya Faces Backlash for Hosting Sudanese Rebel Government Talks

The Rapid Support Forces plan to declare a parallel government in Nairobi as Sudan's civil war deepens and atrocities escalate.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are preparing to announce a parallel government in Nairobi, Kenya, drawing condemnation from Sudan's army-aligned foreign ministry and international critics.
The Sudanese civil war, ongoing since April 2023, has caused tens of thousands of deaths, displaced over 12 million people, and created what experts call the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
Recent RSF attacks in Sudan's White Nile state killed more than 200 civilians, with reports of executions, kidnappings, and sexual violence, as both factions vie for territorial control.
Kenya's decision to host the RSF's government declaration event has been criticized as undermining African state sovereignty and enabling atrocities committed by the paramilitary group.
The conflict has divided Sudan along territorial lines, with the army controlling the east and north, while the RSF dominates Darfur and parts of the south, raising concerns of potential partition.