Nairobi forum warns Sudan war drawing in foreign fighters

Participants attend the African Unionbacked Nairobi forum on Sudan's war on Thursday. [Winfrey Owino, Standard]

An African Union-backed forum in Nairobi on Thursday warned that Sudan's war is attracting foreign fighters and armed groups that could destabilise neighbouring countries.

The meeting, convened by the Kofi Annan Foundation, Amina Live and the Maghreb African Media Centre, brought together diplomats from Kenya, the United States, Canada, the Vatican, Mozambique, Botswana, Mali and Portugal, as well as the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).