NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30– The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has condemned all violations committed by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and reaffirmed its full support for the unity, sovereignty, and existing national institutions of the Republic of the Sudan.
In a statement following consultations between IGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and Sudanese Prime Minister Dr. Kamil El-Tayeb Idris, the Secretariat expressed deep concern over the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
The statement welcomed Sudan’s National Initiative aimed at restoring peace and stability and reiterated IGAD’s readiness to reintegrate Sudan into its institutional framework.
“The IGAD Secretariat, through its Executive Secretary, condemns all forms of violations committed by the Rapid Support Forces and reaffirms its full support for the unity and sovereignty of the Republic of the Sudan, as well as its existing national institutions,” IGAD said Thursday.
The RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, popularly known as Hemedti, and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have been engaged in a civil war since April 2023.
The conflict has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and displaced nearly 12 million people.
On Monday, Sudan’s military announced it had broken a nearly two-year RSF siege on Dilling town in South Kordofan, reopening key supply routes.
“Our forces inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, both personnel and equipment,” the military stated.
Meanwhile, in Darfur, the RSF captured el-Fasher, the last western stronghold of the military, in October 2025 after an 18-month siege that blocked humanitarian aid, leaving residents facing famine conditions confirmed by UN-backed monitors.
Reports indicate that mass killings, targeted attacks on civilians and widespread sexual violence followed the city’s fall.
The RSF has since agreed to a US-backed humanitarian ceasefire in November 2025, pledging to allow the delivery of urgent aid and to engage in discussions aimed at ending hostilities and creating conditions for lasting peace. Sudan’s military-led government has yet to respond.
International condemnation has also intensified. In December 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on individuals and entities linked to a transnational network that recruited former Colombian military personnel to fight for the RSF.
Officials described the network’s activities as fueling one of the “worst humanitarian crises in the world.”
