Sudan Lifts Ban on Kenyan Tea, Opening Door to Major Export Market
The order restores a market worth about US$70 million a year after tea worth US$24 million was left in transit, officials said.
- On Sunday, November 8, 2026, the Sudan Ministry officially lifted its 20-month ban on Kenyan tea imports through Ministerial Order No. 25, signed by Minister Mahasin Ali Yaqoub and taking effect immediately.
- Diplomatic tensions prompted the March 2025 import ban after Nairobi hosted a political charter signing by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, blocking Kenyan exporters from the Sudanese market for nearly two years.
- When the ban began, tea worth more than Ksh3.1 billion was stranded at the Port of Mombasa and in transit, though Sudan historically purchased about 35 million kilograms of Kenyan tea annually, valued at US$70 million.
- Following a meeting with Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris at the COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe, President William Ruto welcomed the move, stating, "This progress demonstrates what dialogue and constructive diplomacy can achieve."
- Kenyan exporters now await new orders from Sudanese buyers to determine how quickly sales will return to the previous annual average of 35 million kilograms, as the ministerial order did not specify expected shipment quantities.
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