President Vjosa Osmani announced on Saturday that the state of Sudan has decided to recognize Kosovo as independent. The recognition by this state was confirmed less than a month after the recognition by the state of Kenya.
Osmani announced the recognition from Sudan at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum. She published a video with the foreign minister of this country about the agreement to establish diplomatic relations.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support ContributeThe recognition by Kenya was initially announced by former President Behgjet Pacolli, who published footage from the ceremony on March 26. On that day, Osmani announced that he had officially been handed the document recognizing independence.
Both are African countries that together have over 100 million inhabitants.
With the two new recognitions, the total number of recognitions, according to the list published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reaches 119.
Prior to the new recognitions, Kosovo had not received recognition since 2021, when it was recognized by Israel in February, as part of the Washington Agreement.