December 19, Nairobi — On Wednesday, Sudan demanded an official apology from Uganda over “offensive and dangerous” comments by the Ugandan army chief of staff and son of the president, who threatened to invade Khartoum, Sudan’s capital.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted two posts on X on Tuesday, threatening “to capture Khartoum” with President Donald Trump’s support after he takes office. The posts were subsequently deleted.
“We will be able to seize Khartoum with the support of U.S. President Donald Trump once he assumes the presidency of the United States,” Kainerugaba posted. “This chaos in Sudan will end soon. If those boys in Khartoum don’t know what war is, they will learn.”
In a statement, the Sudanese foreign ministry said the posts were “reckless and irresponsible,” demanded an official apology and called on the African Union and international organizations to condemn Kainerugaba’s statements.
The posts on X followed Kainerugaba’s visit to Addis Ababa to meet the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
It’s not the first time that Kainerugaba has threatened to invade an African country. In October 2022 he threatened to invade Kenya, which led to his father, President Yoweri Museveni, asking the Kenyans for “forgiveness.”
Meanwhile, in October, Museveni attempted to become the mediator of the conflict in Sudan. He made the comments about his willingness to restore peace in Sudan during a meeting with the United Nations Envoy for Sudan in Entebbe.