Sudan has assured that the ongoing conflict has not spread to states that have entered into agreements with county governments in Kenya.
While exuding confidence that the war will end in the coming months, Sudanese ambassador to Kenya Kamal Gubara said many states in Sudan are peaceful.
“The Red Sea State, which has agreements with counties in Kenya is peaceful,” Gubara told a press conference at the Sudanese embassy in Nairobi.
He, however, noted that the states enjoying relative peace have been affected by displacements from areas where there is war.
“Yes, there is war in Sudan but many states are secure,” he added.
Lamu is one of the counties that has entered into an agreements with Sudan.
On September 25, 2024, Sudan and the county government of Lamu declared Port Sudan and Lamu Port as “twins and fraternal cities.”
The declaration set the stage for cooperation in the fields of environment, culture, education, fisheries, health, and tourism.
On Friday, Gubara said Sudan is committed to peace based on the implementation of the Jeddah Platform.
He said villages and towns in Eastern Al-Jazirah and Al-Butana are currently facing savage retaliatory campaigns by militia following the defection of certain leaders within their ranks.
He said the campaigns target civilians based on tribal and regional affiliations.
“The government of Sudan urgently calls on the international community to condemn these actions swiftly and forcefully and to hold perpetrators accountable,” he urged.
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace.
The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023.
In a little over a year of civil war, Sudan has become the site of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
The country – the largest agricultural producer in Africa and seen as a potential breadbasket for the region—is now on the brink of the worst famine in the world.
According to the UN refugee agency, more than 7 million people are internally displaced; nearly 2 million have fled to neighbouring countries and 25 million (half of the population) are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
Estimates suggest that over 20,000 people have been killed since the war began in April 2023.
Regional powers and neighbours have lined up behind either of the two generals at the centre of the conflict.
