Sudan’s civil conflict has escalated to become the most severe displacement crisis globally, affecting over 12 million people who have been forced from their homes. Earlier this year, the outgoing Biden administration officially classified the conflict as a genocide.
The war in Sudan involves numerous factions vying for control of vast natural resources, strategic access to Red Sea shipping lanes, and dominance over one of the world’s oldest nations. Recent reports from veteran journalist Michelle Shephard shed light on the situation following her ten-day investigative journey to the Sudan-Chad border for The Walrus magazine. She encountered families escaping brutal massacres and women who undertook perilous desert crossings to evade sexual violence, offering a rare glimpse into a crisis that much of the world has overlooked.
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