Sudan is bleeding, it needs our help in silencing the guns
KEY POINTS
The death toll exceeds 700 including 10 medical personnel. At least 190 children have been killed – translating to 7 children killed every hour. More than 4,000 civilians have been injured, including 1,700 children.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Over 115,000 have crossed the borders into neighboring countries both as refugees and immigrants. Over 450,000 people are internally displaced, including children, and over 23 hospitals in Khartoum were taken over by RSF and turned into their bases.
Guns. Bombs. Fighter jets. Soldiers. Blood. Screens. Deaths. Rapes. Sudan is bleeding and it needs our help. The streets are deserted and, in its place, taken over by soldiers with tankers and guns and all that is left is blood and death.
The armed conflict in Sudan that broke out in Sudan on 15th April 2023, between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified over the last weeks.
According to confirmed stats at the moment, the death toll exceeds 700 including 10 medical personnel. At least 190 children have been killed – translating to 7 children killed every hour. More than 4,000 civilians have been injured, including 1,700 children.
At the same time, over 115,000 have crossed the borders into neighboring countries both as refugees and immigrants. Over 450,000 people are internally displaced, including children, and over 23 hospitals in Khartoum were taken over by RSF and turned into their bases.
Sadly, despite the fact that civilians had nothing to do with the war, both the RSF and SAF continue to indiscriminately target the civilian population and properties, in violation of human rights and humanitarian laws governing warfare.
The attention given to the war between Ukraine and Russia is not the same as the one given to the war in Sudan. Looks like the people of Sudan have been left to fight on their own and something needs to be done.
Neighboring countries such as Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, and the whole of the East African region should not let Sudan burn down. The people of Sudan need refuge, food, water, and medical help. We should all join hands to help them.
When Africans for the Horn of Africa (Af4HA) Initiative convened a Twitter Space to discuss what was happening in Sudan, the stories from the experts and victims were heartbreaking. One of the victims said that the situation is so bad that they cannot even bury their dead.
Africans for the Horn of Africa is a solidarity platform established to amplify, citizen action and voice in the response and resolution of the crises that increasingly plague the Horn of Africa. Given the regional dimension of most conflicts in the Horn of Africa, it is important that Africans in the Horn of Africa unite and engage collaboratively, in engaging and articulating the necessary policy recommendations and action with governments, and national, regional, and international organizations striving for peace, security, and good governance in Africa.
There is a need to support such initiatives and push for peace in the region.
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