The US had previously determined that the RSF and other militias had engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing in the western Darfur region, where the group has been accused of targeting and killing non-Arabs.
The Zimbabwe men’s football team was also stranded.The squad had flown into Nairobi after an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier game in Uganda, but had been given no information about their onward flight to Harare, an official who did not want to named told the BBC.
The BBC’s Stewart Maclean, who is among those waiting to catch a flight, said that at around 05:45 BST (07:45 local time), the hundreds queueing outside the airport were calm and patient but frustrated.He said that cabin crew and pilots were among those waiting."Minimal operations" had resumed by 05:00 BST (07:00 local time), the Kenya Airports Authority, adding that it was engaging with relevant parties to settle the disruption.
Kenya Airways head Allan Kilavuka told the BBC that only a third of its scheduled flights had departed on Wednesday morning.Workers at other airports across the country have also joined the strike.
The Kenya Aviation Workers' Union has previously warned of an indefinite strike after the government failed to disclose details of the deal with the Adani Group, one of India's largest conglomerates.
The Law Society of Kenya and the Kenya Human Rights Commission also criticised the plans, arguing that it is unreasonable to lease a strategic national asset to a private company.But it might be harder for the billionaire, he said, to "shake off" the allegations made by US authorities.
US investment firm GQG Partners LLC, which has invested nearly $10bn in the Adani Group, has said that it is "monitoring the charges" and may take "appropriate" actions for its portfolios.Moody's Ratings said that the indictment was a "credit negative" for the group's firms.
"Our main focus when assessing Adani Group is on the ability of the group’s companies to access capital to meet their liquidity requirements and on its governance practices," it said.The issue has also set off a political storm in India.