THE CRISIS IN EL FASHER, SUDAN: A FORGOTTEN HUMANITARIAN DISASTER

One of the most striking and urgent developments in African international relations recently has been the escalation of the conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leading to the fall of the strategic North Darfur city of El Fasher to the RSF. This event has brought the scale of the region's humanitarian crisis to the global agenda.

Following the RSF's capture of El Fasher in October 2025, reports from the city point to mass civilian killings and atrocities. International news organizations and human rights groups report that the RSF has targeted civilians, with hundreds killed in hospitals, creating a huge wave of displacement that has deepened the pre-existing humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur.

At the same time, from an international relations perspective, the situation in El Fasher highlights the failure of the international community's efforts to halt the war in Sudan. The accusations against the RSF of committing 'genocidal-like acts' elevate this beyond a simple internal conflict, making it an urgent international relations and human rights issue that requires global intervention. As millions are displaced, the risk of this crisis spreading to neighboring countries seriously threatens regional security.