Over the past month, the conflict between two military groups in Sudan has reached what experts say is a grim turning point. The country's future is even more unclear.
War crimes, massacres, mass displacement and a worsening humanitarian crisis have been reported during eight-month conflict in Sudan, and many observers are now asking whether the country is on the brink of becoming a failed state or being split apart.
UNITAMS was established in 2020 to support Sudan’s transition toward democracy after a combination of military pressure and civilian protests succeeded in ending the rule of the country’s long-running dictator, Omar al-Bashir.
That makes the current situation “unprecedented,” Hager Ali, a research fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), told DW.
A basic framework agreement to lead Sudan toward a democratic transition had been signed in late 2022 by all military actors, including the SAF and RSF, as well as more than 40 civilian groups.
Human rights organizations report a litany of grave offenses committed by the RSF since early November, including murder, rape, robbery and arson.
“This has become the largest displacement crisis on the continent at least, and possibly in the world,” Will Carter, the Sudan country director for the Norwegian Refugee Council, told listeners last week during an online conference held by the Washington-based Center for International and Strategic Studies.
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War crimes, massacres, mass displacement and a worsening humanitarian crisis have been reported during eight-month conflict in Sudan, and many observers are now asking whether the country is on the brink of becoming a failed state or being split apart.
UNITAMS was established in 2020 to support Sudan’s transition toward democracy after a combination of military pressure and civilian protests succeeded in ending the rule of the country’s long-running dictator, Omar al-Bashir.
That makes the current situation “unprecedented,” Hager Ali, a research fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), told DW.
A basic framework agreement to lead Sudan toward a democratic transition had been signed in late 2022 by all military actors, including the SAF and RSF, as well as more than 40 civilian groups.
Human rights organizations report a litany of grave offenses committed by the RSF since early November, including murder, rape, robbery and arson.
“This has become the largest displacement crisis on the continent at least, and possibly in the world,” Will Carter, the Sudan country director for the Norwegian Refugee Council, told listeners last week during an online conference held by the Washington-based Center for International and Strategic Studies.
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