The ongoing war, genocide, and famine in Sudan are being overshadowed by conflicts in other parts of the world. Despite being Africa’s third-largest country, Sudan has been plagued by coups and civil war since gaining independence in 1956.
The current conflict in Sudan began last year due to a power struggle between the official Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group. Both armies formerly answered to the same dictator until his overthrow in 2019. Now, they are vying for control of the country, resulting in widespread violence, looting, rape, and killings of civilians.
Humanitarian aid is being restricted, leaving some regions completely cut off from basic supplies. In the most affected areas, residents are resorting to eating leaves and seeds to survive. The RSF has been accused of ethnic cleansing against black Africans in Darfur, a region in the west of Sudan. Despite the devastating situation in the country, it is not receiving the global attention it deserves.