The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 23, 2026, formally expressed its outrage following reports that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni hosted Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, for talks. The government, which officially returned national institutions to the capital Khartoum in January 2026 after the city was recaptured from the RSF last year, argued that hosting the paramilitary leader undermines regional peace efforts. The ministry stated that the meeting runs counter to the principles of the African Union and IGAD, which obligate member states not to support armed groups opposing internationally recognized governments. The diplomatic rift comes as the war in Sudan nears its third anniversary, with Khartoum viewing such high-level engagements as legitimizing a group accused of widespread atrocities, including what UN investigators have recently described as 'hallmarks of genocide' in Darfur. While Museveni's office framed the meeting as a mediation effort, Sudan's transitional authorities maintain that it emboldens the militia responsible for the world's most severe humanitarian crisis.