President William Ruto believes that strong ties between Kenya and Egypt are crucial. On Sunday, Ruto stated that strong ties between Egypt and Kenya are beneficial for efforts to strengthen and unite Africa
‘’Together with other countries, we will work to end conflict and suffering in Sudan and across Africa,’’ President Ruto said after meeting Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the United Nations Complex in Gigiri, Nairobi.
The two heads of state met on the sidelines of the fifth mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, Regional Mechanisms, and Member States of the African Union.
President Ruto revealed the two countries’ plans to work together so as to achieve commerce, investment and climate action for the benefit of the African people.
This happened after Ruto urged the parties engaged in the Sudan civil war to halt their hostilities. In order to successfully implement their plan, Ruto urged the organizations supporting Sudan’s stability to work together.
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“IGAD and Jeddah Processes must consolidate their efforts to facilitate the realization of a permanent ceasefire in the country,” the President said.
He further assured that the African Union would play its part by advocating for refugee protection, access to humanitarian aid and the restart of the political process.
On Saturday night, General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan, the head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, and President Ruto spoke on the phone. In his capacity as the leader of the IGAD Quartet of Heads of States on Sudan, General Mahamet Idriss Deby Itno, the president of Chad, also spoke with the president of Kenya.
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The two leaders of state decided to speed up Sudan’s return to normalcy and offer assistance to countries taking in refugees
