President Yoweri Museveni Hosts RSF Chief Hemedti; Sudan Says Uganda's Reception Is 'Direct Support for Genocide' — Reports Differ on Entebbe vs Kampala

President Yoweri Museveni hosted a public meeting in Entebbe with Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo.

“Uganda’s President Museveni urged the warring parties to put shared interests first and prioritize “peace over military confrontation”

Al Jazeera

Several reports described the appearance as Hemedti’s first public appearance since September.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan officials, according to one source, said the talks aimed at pursuing a political solution.

The visit has been reported as a formal reception in Uganda that prompted immediate diplomatic pushback from Khartoum.

Khartoum’s reaction, as reported across the sources, was sharply critical.

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry and official spokespeople described the reception as dishonouring victims and warned it could signal a worrying policy shift by Uganda.

Al-Jazeera Net

They explicitly urged Uganda not to associate with Dagalo or allow its territory or airspace to be used for RSF operations.

The Sudan Horizon piece frames the statement as following international obligations and emphasises 'profound concern.'

The Eastleigh Voice uses language that says the reception 'dishonours victims' and 'risks legitimising' an accused figure.

Accusations that the RSF have committed grave crimes, including ethnically motivated killings and actions characterised as genocide, appear consistently in the reporting but with different supporting references.

“Sudan’s government has strongly condemned Uganda for hosting RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), calling the meeting “an affront to humanity” and accusing Uganda of flouting international law”

BBC

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry statements cited by The Eastleigh Voice and Sudan Horizon explicitly accuse the RSF of genocide and ethnically motivated killings.

Al-Jazeera reports that an independent UN committee’s Feb. 19 report found RSF operations in Darfur showed 'characteristics of genocide' and quotes regional officials who frame the reception as endorsing severe violations.

Reporting also differs in emphasis on the wider military and humanitarian context.

Al-Jazeera supplies immediate battlefield context, noting fighting around North Darfur’s Al-Tina and efforts to repel RSF moves toward a Chad border crossing used by aid agencies, and situates the meeting amid growing international calls for a humanitarian ceasefire.

Sudan Horizon

The Eastleigh Voice and Sudan Horizon focus more narrowly on the diplomatic fallout, noting Khartoum’s demand that Uganda not associate with Dagalo and referencing regional and international condemnations.

The diplomatic consequences and regional implications are central to all accounts but are presented with different emphases.

“Sudan’s government has condemned President Yoweri Museveni’s meeting with RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in Entebbe, saying it dishonours conflict victims and risks legitimising an accused rights abuser”

The Eastleigh Voice

Sudan Horizon stresses legal and regional obligations, warning that hosting an armed figure would contradict duties not to support armed groups and signalling 'profound concern'.

The Eastleigh Voice

The Eastleigh Voice highlights the symbolic affront to victims and the risk of legitimisation.

Al-Jazeera highlights both the regional condemnation and the broader humanitarian context, noting this comes amid international pressure for a comprehensive ceasefire in Sudan’s war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.