Currently, a genocide is unfolding in Sudan, primarily in the Darfur region. In case you didn’t know, Sudan is a country in the Sahara Desert of Africa. The conflict began in April 2023 between the two rival generals of SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces) and the RSF (Rapid Support Forces). The reason why this is happening is due to the systematic targeting and the ethnic cleansing of non-Arab populations. There has been long-standing tension between the nomadic Arab community and the non-Arab communities. They had turned on each other in a struggle for control over the country. In 2023, it began when the RSF and allied militias attacked non-Arab groups, especially in a town called El Geneina, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their villages. By mid-2024, a huge rise in violence was reported, leaving thousands dead, 10.8 million people displaced, and over 25 million people facing food insecurity. 

By February 2025, RSF had launched a full-scale assault on the displacement camps and other locations in Darfur, killing civilians such as children, aid workers, and mothers. Then, in late October 2025, RSF had captured El Fasher, leaving an aftermath of mass killings, executions, and ethnically motivated violence. There is an estimated range from 200,000 to 400,000 people killed through violence, starvation, and disease, which got so bad that you can see mass graves (mass amounts of dead bodies) from a satellite. Over 2.5 million people were forced from their homes. There was also widespread burning of villages, which could also be seen from a satellite. This humanitarian crisis has snowballed, with millions displaced, hundreds of thousands killed, and mass destruction, making this one of the worst genocides in the world. Just because this doesn’t directly relate to students at EPG doesn’t mean it’s not an important matter to be aware of.