The fighting that erupted on April 15 between two rival forces in Sudan has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian crisis in Africa’s third-largest country.
The clash between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces have led to the deaths of hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee to neighboring countries.
The violence is yet another sign of the dimming hopes for democracy in the North African country following the 2019 protests that toppled the longtime dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir. The civilian leadership of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok that emerged was muscled out of power by the military, and the generals have been in charge of the country since 2022.