Sudan has suspended all imports from Kenya in protest after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are fighting the army in a two-year civil war, were hosted in Nairobi. Last month, the RSF and its allied political and armed groups signed a founding charter in Kenya expressing the intention to form a parallel government in Sudan.

Sudan has imposed a ban on all imports from Kenya following Nairobi's decision to host leaders of Sudan's civil war factions. This move underscores escalating diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

Analysts argue that Kenya’s hosting of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces and the M23 militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo undermine its regional and international standing.

Ministerial statement justifies ban as response to Kenya's hosting and sponsorship of RSF activities - Anadolu Ajansı

The Government of Sudan has officially banned the importation of Kenyan products into the country. In a directive on March 11, 2025, the Ministry of Trade and Supply directed all concerned parties to implement the directive.

Sudan’s Ministry of Trade and Supply on Thursday suspended all imports from Kenya, it said, in protest at Kenya’s hosting of meetings with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). On Feb. 23, Kenya hosted meetings between the RSF and its allies,

The government of Sudan has suspended all imports from Kenya following the latter's decision to host the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rebel group currently fighting the Sudanese army for control of the country.

The Republic of Sudan has imposed a ban on all imports from Kenya following the hosting of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) by the latter in Nairobi. This comes days after Sudan’s Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Hussein al-Amin in February said that the government would take escalatory measures against Kenya for its relations with RSF.