"Children walk past a Sudanese army parade in the streets of Gedaref, in eastern Sudan, on August 14, 2025, marking the 71st anniversary of the formation of the Sudanese army. Since it began in April 2023, the Sudanese war between the regular army and its paramilitary rival, the Rapid Support Forces, has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes."
"The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group, has tightened its siege of the Sudanese city of El Fasher amid their civil war with the Sudanese Armed Forces. About 260,000 people are estimated to be trapped in the city in a siege that has lasted for over 550 days, leaving the city without access to food, water, internet, and health care."
"Medani is an associate professor of Political Science and Islamic Studies at McGill University. His research focuses on African politics, political Islam, and informal economies, with an emphasis on Sudan. He is the author of Black Markets and Militants: Informal Networks in the Middle East and Africa and has advised organizations like the United Nations Development Programme and International Crisis Group. A former NBC News producer in Cairo and Khartoum, Medani is a frequent media commentator on conflict and revolution."
The Rapid Support Forces have tightened a siege of El Fasher, trapping roughly 260,000 people for over 550 days and cutting off food, water, internet, and health care. The wider conflict between the regular army and paramilitary forces that began in April 2023 has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, creating mass starvation and atrocities across Sudan. The fighting reflects a counterrevolutionary campaign that has thwarted democratic efforts. Analysis addresses authoritarian rule, political economy, the role of international actors, challenges to assumptions of geopolitical peripheral status, and popular resistance framed as humanitarian and democratic transformation.
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