Sudan Crisis

Published on 13 Oct 2025

• On 15 April, Sudan marked two years of devastating civil war fought between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

• In 2019, Sudan saw mass protests, triggered by rising prices and repression against the 30-year dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir that forced the military to remove him.

• A transitional power-sharing government was formed between civilians and the military, with key roles played by Gen. al-Burhan (SAF) and Gen. Hemedti (RSF).

• But in 2021, the transitional agreement broke down with Burhan consolidating his rule and trying to integrate RSF soldiers into the regular army.

• In April 2023, fighting broke out between SAF and RSF, turning into a full-scale civil war with two generals now locked in a violent power struggle, 

• Two years of war have displaced over 12 million people and left 30.4 million people (more than half of Sudan’s population) in need of humanitarian support.

  
  

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