Sudan’s government has strongly criticised Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni after he hosted RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in Kampala as part of efforts to explore solutions to the nearly three-year conflict in Khartoum.
The war has displaced more than 11 million people and caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians.
In a statement issued by Sudan’s military government led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, authorities said Uganda has no mandate to intervene in Sudan’s internal conflict.
The government also expressed deep anger over Museveni’s reception of Dagalo, arguing that the move violates international norms because, according to Khartoum, the RSF leader is facing serious allegations and potential prosecution.
Several countries have previously attempted to mediate in the conflict, but Sudan has repeatedly rejected such efforts — including those from Ethiopia, which Sudan’s military government has accused of supporting RSF fighters.
More recently, Saudi Arabia called on the United States to help mediate the conflict, widely described as the most devastating war in Sudan’s history.
Sudan’s continued criticism of African countries attempting to mediate has raised questions about what conditions it considers necessary to end the war. According to international political analyst Abdulhakeem Garba Funtua, Sudan’s stance is complicating efforts to find a lasting resolution to the conflict.
