Sudan condemns RSF chief’s visit to Uganda as minimising ‘human values’

Sudan has strongly condemned Uganda for hosting Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ("Hemedti"), the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on Friday, February 21, 2026. Sudan's Foreign Ministry called the meeting between Dagalo and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni an "insult" to humanity and the Sudanese people, accusing Uganda of disregarding the RSF's alleged war crimes and the laws governing relations between states. Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war between the Sudanese army and the RSF since 2023, resulting in millions displaced and an estimated 150,000 deaths. The US recently imposed sanctions on RSF commanders for their roles in the siege of el-Fasher. The Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated the meeting focused on ending the war.

Sudan has condemned Uganda for hosting Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), calling it a violation of international law and an "affront to humanity." The Sudanese government, aligned with the nation's armed forces, criticized Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's meeting with Dagalo, who is accused of widespread atrocities during Sudan's ongoing civil war. Museveni, appointed by the African Union to mediate between Sudan's military and the RSF, stated he emphasized a peaceful resolution during the meeting. Sudan's foreign ministry insists Uganda has flouted international law by hosting Dagalo. The conflict in Sudan, a power struggle between the army and the RSF, has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths, mass displacement, and famine.

A senior Sudanese official, Malik Agar Ayyir, declared that the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) will not negotiate with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end the nearly three-year war. This statement, made in Port Sudan on December 25, 2025, follows Prime Minister Kamil Idris's presentation of a peace plan to the UN Security Council. The government's plan requires RSF fighters to withdraw from occupied territories and disarm before potential reintegration into society. Ayyir dismissed the notion that the conflict is about democracy, instead characterizing it as a struggle over resources and demographic change. The RSF has rejected the government's plan, and the war continues, having displaced approximately 14 million people.