Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it had recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Kamal Jabara, and sharply criticized Kenyan President William Ruto, accusing him of prioritizing commercial and personal interests over historic bilateral relations.

According to a ministry statement seen by Sudan Tribune, the ambassador’s recall came in protest against “Kenya’s hosting of meetings of the rebel militia and its allies, in another hostile step against Sudan.”

The war-torn country has further rejected the Kenyan government’s justifications for hosting meetings to establish a political charter between the RSF, armed factions, and political groups, laying the groundwork for a parallel government to Sudan’s current ruling authority.

Sudan’s foreign affairs ministry described President Ruto’s position as “shameful” for “embracing and encouraging a conspiracy to establish a government for a genocidal militia and its followers.”

It deemed the move a violation of Sudan’s sovereignty and national security, a serious threat to regional peace and security, and an assault on good neighbourly relations.