Why genocide keeps repeating in Sudan
Summary
The city of el-Obeid in Sudan is facing severe violence and hardship as fighting continues between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Despite reports of genocide by the RSF in several Sudanese cities and past international warnings, global leaders have failed to stop or seriously respond to the ongoing atrocities.Key Facts
- El-Obeid, a key city in central Sudan, is caught in a war between Sudan’s army and the RSF militia.
- The RSF launched 27 drone attacks on el-Obeid in June, targeting fuel, water, and electricity facilities.
- More than 14 million people in Sudan have been displaced; over half of the 50 million population depend on international aid.
- UN investigations found RSF’s crimes in North Darfur’s el-Fasher and West Darfur’s el-Geneina to be genocide.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared atrocities in Sudan as genocide in January 2025.
- Similar international failures to act were seen during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and the Bosnian conflict.
- After those crises, global efforts like the UN’s Responsibility to Protect and the International Criminal Court were created to respond to genocide.
- Despite being labeled genocide, mass killings in Sudan’s Darfur region continue more than 20 years after the first warnings.
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