SUDAN: RSF Cancels Planned Nairobi Press Conference As Diplomatic Tiff Grows
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) planned a press conference in Nairobi on Thursday, but it was marred by chaos, with conflicting information flooding newsrooms.
The Sudan Founding Alliance’s initial invitation requested that journalists cover the event from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The coalition, which comprises the RSF and other armed struggle movements, made the declaration on Wednesday.
However, barely two hours before the scheduled time, newsrooms received information that the program had been rescheduled until 4 p.m. owing to technical issues.
“Due to some technicalities, the briefing has been moved to 4PM. Other details remain the same. Apologies for any inconvenience caused,” read the text update.
A press conference planned for today by the sanctioned RSF and its allies in Nairobi has been abruptly cancelled, signaling a last-minute retreat from their earlier push to establish a parallel government. pic.twitter.com/KlehhsW73m
— Mwangi (@MwangiMaina_) February 20, 2025
Around 11:45 a.m., a new press invitation was sent out, moving both the time and the location of the conference to 3:30 pm-4:30 pm at a different facility.
Despite early rumors, the RSF and the Sudan Founding Alliance maintained that the event had not been cancelled.
“The press conference has not been canceled as communicated by other channels. Please note the change of venue,” the Sudan Founding Alliance said in the update.
The shifting pronouncements highlighted a clear split within the group. Journalists arrived at the new venue, the JW Marriott Hotel, at 3:30 pm, but management informed them that the event had been cancelled.
Moments thereafter, a last communication from the Sudan Founding Alliance arrived, saying that the press conference had been rescheduled until a later date.
“We regret to inform you that the press conference has been postponed to a later date, which will be communicated,” read the text.
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The continuous adjustments and uncertainty indicate a fractured group, with the RSF’s anticipated release of a political charter and constitution now in jeopardy amid rising confusion and chaos.
This follows Kenya’s backing for the RSF, which has raised diplomatic concerns, with Musalia Mudavadi, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, defending the country’s position.
Mudavadi remarked that the RSF’s strategy is consistent with the country’s mediation principles and that the RSF is using its good offices in Nairobi.
Meanwhile, in Sudan, the RSF is said to have carried out a massacre in the White Nile earlier this week, murdering over 200 people and generating further concerns in Kenya over the country’s involvement with the Janjaweed militia.
SUDAN: RSF Cancels Planned Nairobi Press Conference As Diplomatic Tiff Grows
