Sudan’s RSF gets podium in Nairobi to deny rights abuses

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces leaders (from left) legal adviser Mohammed Muktar Nur, head of delegation Omar Hamdam Ahmed and member of high command Ezzadin Elsaf Risi during a press conference at Panafric Hotel in Nairobi on November 18, 2024 .

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took to the podium in Nairobi on Monday to refute accusations of civilian rights abuses, including ethnic cleansing, rape and murder.

In a rare press conference since the war started in April last year, the RSF delegation appeared in Nairobi to deny the allegations and defend President William Ruto for allowing them space in Kenya.