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Kenya's William Ruto holds talks with Sudan's junta leader Burhan

Sudan's Army General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. 

Photo credit: AFP

President William Ruto spoke on Sunday with Sudan junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, making the first step since the Sudanese army chief openly rejected the Kenyan leader's mediation role.

General Burhan, who leads the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) that is fighting against his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo aka Hemedti's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, had rejected mediation by a quartet of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) led by the Kenyan President.

Although the details of the telephone conversation were not given, it signals President Ruto's attempt to prove his impartiality against accusations of close business ties with Hemedti even though Burhan has not provided evidence to back his claims.

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