Sudan has suspended all imports from Kenya in protest after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are fighting the army in a two-year civil war, were hosted in Nairobi. Last month, the RSF and its allied political and armed groups signed a founding charter in Kenya expressing the intention to form a parallel government in Sudan.

The move comes after the RSF and several Sudanese political groups signed an agreement in Kenya on February 22 to form a separate government opposing Sudanese authorities. Sudan’s leaders strongly opposed this and accused Kenya of helping the RSF take political control,

Sudan’s Ministry of Trade and Supply on Thursday suspended all imports from Kenya, it said, in protest at Kenya’s hosting of meetings with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). On Feb. 23, Kenya hosted meetings between the RSF and its allies,

Sudan has suspended all imports from Kenya in protest after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are fighting the army in a two-year civil war, were hosted in Nairobi. Last month, the RSF and its allied political and armed groups signed a founding charter in Kenya expressing the intention to form a parallel government in Sudan.

Ministerial statement justifies ban as response to Kenya's hosting and sponsorship of RSF activities - Anadolu Ajansı

The government of Sudan has suspended all imports from Kenya following the latter's decision to host the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rebel group currently fighting the Sudanese army for control of the country.

Analysts argue that Kenya’s hosting of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces and the M23 militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo undermine its regional and international standing.