The Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda and son of President Yoweri Museveni, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has strongly condemned the killings carried out by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of El-Fasher, in the Darfur region. He said those responsible should be held fully accountable for the crimes committed against civilians.
A report by a panel of experts appointed by the United Nations Security Council states that when the RSF led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo took control of El-Fasher in October 2025, fighters killed about 4,400 people in the city. The report adds that a further 1,600 civilians were killed while fleeing over the course of just three days.
One of the experts, Mona Rishmawi, explained that evidence gathered during the RSF’s entry into the city, as well as over the 18 months during which access routes were blocked, shows that fighters not only killed civilians but also tortured, abused, and forcibly disappeared many others.
She said the RSF’s actions were intended to destroy, in whole or in part, members of the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic communities in El-Fasher, adding that the findings amount to evidence of genocide. The Zaghawa and Fur are Black Sudanese communities, and experts believe they were targeted because they are not Arab.
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced that on 19 February 2026 she would present the report to the UN Security Council and call for an international investigation aimed at bringing those responsible for the El-Fasher atrocities to justice.
Reacting to the findings, Gen Muhoozi said RSF fighters “killed our Black brothers and sisters in a manner worse than how one would kill a dog,” warning that they would be held to account “one way or another.”
He also wrote on social media that Ugandan forces could join Sudanese government troops to confront the RSF, urging African countries to contribute resources to support such a mission.
The war in Sudan began in April 2023 following a power struggle between Gen Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who leads the country’s armed forces. Both were formerly part of the ruling establishment. The conflict has increasingly taken a heavy toll on civilians, whose safety and lives remain the greatest concern.
