Sudanese authorities have warned of the serious danger that the internal conflict will end up spreading to other countries in the region due to the operations of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the constant flow of weapons and fighters across borders. At the same time, they have stressed that the political, financial, and military backing that the paramilitary group receives from various states is prolonging the war and worsening a humanitarian crisis already considered among the most severe on the planet.
Amgad Fareid Eltayeb Idris, advisor for Political and Diplomatic Affairs to the president of the Transitional Sovereign Council and head of the Army, Abdelfatá al Burhan, explains in an interview with Europa Press that the external support reaching the RSF from countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Chad, or Kenya, among others, is "feeding the militia's thirst for power," which contributes to prolonging a conflict with devastating effects for the civilian population.
In this regard, he details that Chad "hosts" armed members of the RSF, while the UAE "provides support and weapons" to the group, Kenya "continues to host and support them," and the eastern authorities of Libya "provide them with resources." "All these countries feed the RSF's thirst for power. If they do not stop this situation, especially the neighboring countries that provide them with direct support, the war will continue," he warned.
"This puts their own stability at risk, because if this war in Sudan fragments, the consequences will not be limited to the Sudanese borders," Idris pointed out, before elaborating that the escalation "will affect the Red Sea and the Sahel" and will facilitate access to weapons and financing for terrorist organizations that take advantage of the instability generated by the RSF and the weaponry they obtain from the militia.
Khartoum has repeatedly denounced the trafficking of weapons and mercenaries linked to the conflict, identifying various actors involved in these networks and assuring that the RSF have incorporated fighters from other parts of Africa and even from Colombia and Bolivia into their ranks. These reinforcements are participating in a war that began in April 2023 after months of tensions within the framework of the transition following the overthrow of Omar Hassan al-Bashir's regime in 2019.
The Sudanese government has also conveyed to the international community the extent of the risk posed by this scenario, both due to the possible expansion of chaos to neighboring countries and the difficulty in controlling the movement of weapons and militiamen across porous borders. All of this in a region already subjected to enormous security pressure due to the activity of dozens of terrorist and jihadist groups, including branches of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
Incidents on the borders with Egypt and Ethiopia
In this context, Idris has referred to the latest incidents recorded near the borders with Egypt and Ethiopia – a country which Khartoum has accused of launching drones from its territory, also against the capital's airport – and has indicated that the Sudanese authorities are "carefully analyzing" these episodes. "We do not want to go to war with Ethiopia, nor with Egypt, nor with anyone," he stated.
The spokesman for the Sudanese Army, Asim Awad Abdelwahab, assured at the beginning of May that Khartoum has evidence of Ethiopia's and the UAE's involvement in the attack against Khartoum airport and specified that since March 1st, there have been drone attacks launched from the Ethiopian airport of Bahir Dar against White Nile, Blue Nile, North Kordofan, and South Kordofan.
To these events, the deaths of several people in drone and artillery bombings against mining sites in the state of River Nile, close to the border with Sudan, are added. These attacks are attributed to Egypt and occur after months of tensions in the area.
Idris has stressed that "high-level" contacts have already been initiated with Ethiopia, including a meeting between the Vice President of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, and the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, to "address this issue," a similar approach to the one applied in the case of Cairo. "Communication channels with both countries are open," he remarked, within the framework of diplomatic efforts to avoid a direct escalation.
"The fundamental thing is that we do not want this war to spread. We want it to end, but the RSF continues to provoke the instability that leads to its expansion," he lamented. "Without the stability of the central government, without ending this insurgency and the RSF's coup attempt to take control of the country, the consequences will become increasingly dangerous for neighboring countries and the region," he warned.
Direct criticism of Kenya's role
In this context, Idris has directed particularly severe criticism against the President of Kenya, William Ruto, whom he accuses of "being completely aligned with the RSF" and of benefiting "personally" from the conflict, through, among other means, a program for exporting gold looted by the RSF, with the UAE being its main destination. "This is the gold that finances the war and the drones that kill the Sudanese people," he pointed out.
"Unfortunately, Kenya has not been honest with the principles of the African Union (AU) nor with the neighborhood between the two countries and their long shared history. Unfortunately, they are also using their influence over the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the AU to turn these organizations into instruments of hostility towards the Sudanese people," he added.
The AU suspended Sudan's participation in the body after the 2021 coup d'état against the transitional government led by Abdalla Hamdok, a putsch led by Al Burhan and supported by his then-ally, 'Hemedti'. The continental bloc made it clear that the suspension would remain until an "effective restoration" of the transitional authorities, something frustrated by the outbreak of war.
Kenya has become one of Khartoum's main targets of complaint for its actions during the conflict, including its decision to host members of the RSF and an allied political platform that announced the formation of a "parallel government" in 2025, a move described by Sudan as an attempt to "divide the country" and also criticized by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who warned that the initiative "could lead to further entrenchment of the crisis."
According to Sudanese authorities, Nairobi would also have issued a passport to Algoney Hamdan Dagalo Musa, brother of the RSF leader and subject to sanctions by the United States, which in February 2026 updated its list to reflect that the paramilitary high command possessed this Kenyan document and official papers issued by the UAE, the main partner of the Sudanese group.
In this context, Idris has expressed Khartoum's desire for the Kenyan government to "reconsider" and "recognize" the negative impact of its stance on bilateral relations. "These countries have existed for millennia and will continue to exist for generations. Therefore, they should not put this geopolitical relationship between the two countries, which are here to stay, at risk," he remarked, before insisting that "no one is leaving Africa" and that "no one is going to physically move away from the other."
Al Burhan's advisor also recalled that Sudan's recent return to IGAD -- in February 2026, after almost two years of suspension -- may be relevant in this diplomatic tug-of-war, given that Kenya is part of this regional bloc. "We are trying to ensure that these countries respect the commitments of joint membership on this platform," he pointed out.
To conclude, Idris reiterated that the Sudanese authorities "are trying to dialogue with everyone" in search of progress towards a ceasefire and a political solution, although he qualified that "it is very difficult to talk to someone while they are killing you." "In Sudan, we want to dialogue with everyone. We want peace with everyone, and we want no one to interfere in our affairs," he concluded.