Sudan urges UN to probe foreign funding and arming of rebel forces

Addressing the press at the Sudanese Embassy in Nairobi, Sudan’s Ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Osman, urged the international community to impose strict measures to halt the flow of weapons and financial support sustaining the RSF insurgency.

He emphasized that such decisive action could help de-escalate the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis.

“Those fueling the conflict by providing arms or financial aid must be held accountable. Cutting off these supply lines is essential to ending the suffering of innocent civilians,” the ambassador said.

Ambassador Osman expressed alarm over reports indicating that the RSF’s backers are continuing to recruit and import foreign mercenaries from neighboring countries to bolster the rebel campaign.

He condemned these actions as a deliberate attempt to prolong instability and deepen the suffering of Sudanese citizens.

He described the situation in North Darfur as catastrophic, with widespread atrocities and grave human rights violations being reported as fighting intensifies between government forces and RSF fighters.

Calling out what he termed the “deafening silence” of the international community, Osman said the failure to act amounts to “a betrayal of Sudan’s vulnerable population,” urging global powers and humanitarian agencies to intervene and help restore peace, justice, and dignity.

“The international community cannot remain indifferent while civilians are being slaughtered and displaced. Sudan needs solidarity and concrete action, not statements of concern,” he said.

The ambassador further warned that the humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply as conflict disrupts critical services across the country, including healthcare, food supply, and communication networks.