Kenya accuses Russia, Gulf countries of destabilising Sudan
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Alfred Mutua speaks during a press conference at the US State Department on April 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. PHOTO | ANNA MONEYMAKER | GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
Kenya says Russian and Gulf countries' involvement in Sudan’s politics is hurting the search for peace, raising concerns that only the African Union (AU) had expressed in vague terms last week.
Speaking at a press availability in the US with his host Antony Blinken, Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua indicated that external interference had made it difficult to reach lasting peace in Sudan, expressing the same sentiments as those of the AU last week. But the Kenyan top diplomat fingered Russia and some Gulf countries of taking sides as the continent pursues a return-to-civilian rule in Sudan.
