On Monday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed his concern about the presence of the Russian Wagner Group in Sudan , where battles have been going on for ten days between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, leaving hundreds dead.

"We are very concerned about the presence of Prigozhin's group, the Wagner Group, in Sudan," Blinken said in a joint press conference with his Kenyan counterpart.

He added that the Wagner Group, which is active in Mali and the Central African Republic and participates in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, "brings with it wherever it moves more death and destruction."

For his part, Kenyan Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua pointed the finger at countries in the Middle East whose names he did not mention, noting that reports indicated that Egypt and the UAE supported the two parties to the Sudanese conflict.

"We are very concerned about some of our friends in the Middle East as well as Russia and other countries that have for a long time been close to one side," Mutua said.

"This particular time is not appropriate to take sides in the war," the Kenyan minister added.
And he considered that foreign actors "are trying to use Sudan as an arena for any reason."
"We call on the external powers to leave Sudan alone," he added.