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.

Sudan has halted imports from Kenya with immediate effect, citing Nairobi’s decision to host leaders of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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

The Republic of Sudan has imposed a ban on all imports from Kenya following the hosting of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) by the latter in Nairobi. This comes days after Sudan’s Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Hussein al-Amin in February said that the government would take escalatory measures against Kenya for its relations with RSF.

The Sudan’s Ministry of Trade and Supply has issued a decree suspending all imports from Kenya indefinitely following the latter's decision to host paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nairobi last month.