26/08/2025
Starvation as a Political Weapon in Sudan?s Civil War
KHARTOUM ? As the world watches Gaza with outrage and concern, similar tactics are being used by both sides of Sudan?s civil war, now in its third year. In order to subdue residents and gain control of new territory, both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are deliberately shutting down markets, blocking supply routes and looting aid in broad daylight. Across the regions of El Fasher, Khartoum and Kordofan, evidence of the slow violence of famine by design can be seen. ?We are feeding our children animal feed and even that is running out,? says Niama Al-Haj, a displaced doctor in El Fasher, North Darfur. ?There?s no food, no medicine and no escape. They are...
