Sudan’s Chargé d’Affaires, Mohamed Osman Akasha, during a press briefing at the Embassy of Republic of Sudan in Nairobi.
By Aoma Keziah,
Sudan’s top diplomat in Kenya has accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia of committing genocide and war crimes in El Fashir, North Darfur, warning that the city has become “a graveyard for humanity.”
Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi on Wednesday, Sudan’s Chargé d’Affaires, Mohamed Osman Akasha, said the militia had taken control of the city after a long siege and was carrying out systematic killings, sexual violence, and mass executions.
“For nearly two years, the people of El Fashir have lived under siege. Food and medicine were blocked, hospitals destroyed, and entire neighbourhoods burned. When the Sudanese army withdrew to protect civilians, the RSF entered the city and began a campaign of extermination,” he said.
He said eyewitnesses and humanitarian groups had documented “house-to-house executions, mass graves, and the deliberate killing of women, children, and the elderly.”
Mr. Akasha described the atrocities as a continuation of the Janjaweed campaign that ravaged Darfur two decades ago, saying the RSF now operates with drones, armoured vehicles, and foreign-supplied weapons.
The envoy cited reports from the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and other agencies confirming patterns of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Some reports, he said, indicate the use of banned chemical agents in civilian areas.
According to the envoy, the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the European Union have condemned the RSF’s actions, calling them “barbaric” and “indiscriminate.”
In Washington, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has urged President Joe Biden to designate the RSF and its commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, as responsible for war crimes under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. Others have called for the group to be classified as a terrorist organization.
Despite global outrage, Mr. Akasha said the international response remains slow and ineffective, allowing the militia to continue its campaign with support from foreign sponsors.
“Too often, political and economic interests are placed above human life. This silence has emboldened the perpetrators and deepened the suffering of millions,” he added.
He further accused the RSF of recruiting foreign mercenaries and receiving arms through illicit supply routes, a claim he said is backed by satellite imagery and customs data. The Sudanese government, he added, has shared this evidence with the United Nations Security Council and called for targeted sanctions.
“Those who fund or arm this militia share responsibility for the crimes being committed. Every weapon sent to the RSF is a weapon turned against innocent civilians,” continued to say Akasha.
The envoy noted that more than 800,000 civilians have fled El Fashir in recent weeks, while thousands remain unaccounted for.
“El Fashir was once a symbol of coexistence and trade. Today, it lies in ruins,” he said.
He ended his statement with a call for justice and global solidarity.
“The RSF is a terrorist organisation and must be treated as such. Silence is complicity, Inaction is betrayal. Sudan does not ask for sympathy, it demands justice,” Akasha concluded
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