The Unrest Continues To Fade Sudanese People Today!
Tracing from the board lines, the causes of the war in Sudan and on the lower horizon are multifaceted, though key factors include the long-standing power imbalance between the Arab-Muslim in the north and the African-Christian in the south, pending along with the central government's attempts to impose its culture and laws.
As the civil war enters its third year, Sudan’s two warring factions remain locked in a deadly power struggle without intermediary. Death toll estimates vary widely, with the former U.S. envoy for Sudan suggesting as many as four hundred thousand beening killed since the conflict began on April 15, 2023. More than twelve million have been displaced, giving rise to the worst displacement crisis in the world.
In reality, the United Nations continues to plead for more support as more than thirty million people need humanitarian assistance, and deteriorating food security risks are triggering the “world’s largest hunger crisis.”
A revealing mediation efforts have failed to produce results as the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) refuse to halt their violence, and regional and international actors have taken sides in the war. As conditions deteriorate, the World Food Programme’s Carl Skau warned, “we are running out of time.” a report by WHO shows.
Any writer can recreate the scenes out of a social economic network without defining expectations of the landmarks on oil wells. Oil being the settlement conspiracy, the muted leaves a desiring perspective to why the occupants of boundaries bleed.
It has led to a famine and claims of a genocide in the western Darfur region - with fears for the residents of city of el-Fasher after it was recently captured by the RSF.
The main disputed border areas between Sudan and South Sudan are Abyei, Kafia Kingi, and Jebel Megeinis, driven by issues like oil resources and historical factors. The two nations also have other smaller disputed areas along their approximately 2,000-kilometer border, which are often prone to clashes between militaries and local communities, the report indicates.
*Historical marginalization:* For decades, a wealthy northern elite has concentrated power and wealth, marginalizing the rest of the country, which fueled resentment and conflict, particularly in the south.
Cultural and religious imposition: Khartoum's policies of Arabization and Islamization led to discrimination and oppression, which sparked and prolonged civil wars and conflicts in regions like Darfur.
*Power struggle between military factions:*
The current conflict erupted due to a dispute between the SAF and the RSF over the integration of the RSF into the national army and the future command structure of the military.
*Resource competition:*
Sudan's strategic location and control over resources like the Nile River and potential oil reserves have attracted regional and international interests, complicating conflict resolution.
There is need for peace agreements that have broad local ownership beyond just elite actors, the danger of focusing solely on elite power-sharing while ignoring societal issues, the risks of external actors imposing specific solutions like transitional justice without considering local capacity, and the importance of sustained international attention. The conflict also shows that internal power struggles can easily escalate, often financed through resources like mining, and that the international community must respond effectively and urgently to the immense human cost, including escalating gender-based violence and displacement.
*Areas of interest in future studies:*
Whether the boundaries and its people are out of war-torn areas and the current status?
Why has the peace talks between the forces failed up-to now?
What are plans for the peaceful transition and better two societies tomorrow?
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