Sudan bans all Kenyan imports after it hosted RSF

Sudan protested all Kenya’s income after hosting the army in Nairobi, who had been fighting the army in two years of civil war.

Last month, RSF and allies political and armed groups expressed their intention to form a parallel government in Sudan by signing the founding charter in Kenya.

Sudan’s military government said the ban on imports is to preserve the sovereignty of the state and “protect national security.”

The wars of wars import several products from Kenya, including tea, food and pharmaceutical products.

The law issued by the Ministry of Trade and Trade said, “The income of all products from Kenya through all ports, intersections, airports, and ports will be suspended through all ports, intersections, airports and ports until additional notification.”

“We ordered all the authorities to immediately enforce the ban.”

The tension between Kenya and Sudan is increasing for months.

Kenya’s President William Ruto faced a wide range of criticisms of having a close relationship with RSF at home.

Last month, Sudan recalled the Ambassador Kenya, protesting the Nairobi’s participation in RSF’s “establishment of the government.”

Sudan called Kenya’s hosted RSF meeting as “Tantamount for hostile actions.”

But Kenya defended its role by stating that hosting a meeting was part of the effort to find a solution to end the war in the means of “terrible motivation.”

The two countries have traditionally enjoyed a strong trade relationship, and Kenya is an important partner of means, especially in agriculture and manufacturing.

Kenya exports a variety of products as a means, and tea follows other products such as the most important exports, coffee, tobacco and soap, electrical equipment and constraints.

The car is one of Kenya’s most important foreign exchange income, and this movement is expected to interfere with both trade flows and a wider economy.

“This ban will be a big blow and foreign exchange will be hit. This means that foreign exchange is reduced and exposed to financial services. The economist Ken Gichinga told the BBC.

Sudan is one of the top five destinations of Kenya cars, and producers are worried about the impact of ban.

The East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) expressed concern about ongoing contracts and shipments.

“TEAS is currently in the port means and many containers are already dispatched.”

Large stocks in Kenya’s port city of Tzabasa cannot be delivered.

“This will flow to producers and farmers because it does not cause losses caused by buyers,” the association warned.

El Basha Tebeig, an advisor to RSF, tried to reassure Kenya. X said that the group said, “It will guarantee the smooth passage of Kenya products as a means.”

However, the port means are in the hands of the army and the fight in Hartom has become the place of the military government.

The Kenyan government hasn’t mentioned it yet, but Mirai Kagwegian Agricultural Secretary recently said that his country is seeking diplomatic paths to solve Sudan’s market access.

Kenya’s exports to the means of the means have already been influenced by the conflict.

According to a recent report, Kenya car exports decreased 12% last year.

The Sudan War, which began in April 2023, caused a wide range of destruction, restricting the ability to interfere with the supply chain and to operate the company normally.

Ports and border intersections essential for trade have been damaged or interfered by violence, greatly reducing the flow of goods between means including Kenya and their neighbors.

According to the United Nations, the dispute devastated many of the means, including the capital Harum.