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All things Sudan transitions / Founding Director @ Confluence Advisory, a think-and-do-tank in Khartoum / broadcaster and presenter #Spotlight249
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Join me this afternoon on the first episode of
#Spotlight249
on
#Capital916FM
where I will discuss the Juba Peace Agreement and what prospects for peace with Dr Juma Kunda. Tune in, listen online or on
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URGENT: Head of relocated Mygoma orphanage pleads for help, desperate for support to relocate babies, small children (some with disabilities) out of
#Medani
.
There's no better analogy for what's happening in
#Sudan
than these stolen futures.
@UNICEFSudan
@MSF_EastAfrica
@ICRC
#المايقوما الناس ماتنسا اطفال الدار في ظل الأوضاع المأساوية دي
#مدني
#السودان
#Sudan_War_Updates
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Your regular reminder that
#Sudan
’s war is a war on civilians and civilian life.
After the RSF cut telecoms lines ensuring almost no one could contact family/arrange evacuation/access much-needed finances, SAF then bans Starlink, used by some to get back on-line.
Unconscionable.
So basically after the major internet blackouts it Sudan, some people have been using StarLink devices to get access to the internet.
The SAF made a very controversial decision to ban those and confiscate them from everyone that is using them at the moment.
No one understands…
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#Sudan
is literal weeks away from nationwide famine; some areas have already experienced famine conditions.
A creeping famine, in the works since before the war, is now in turbo-drive.
There is no time to wait to declare a famine and to initiate support esp to Emergency Rooms.
In Sudan’s Civil War, Farmers Are Grieving Their Land and Loved Ones. Good read on what the war has done to Sudan's Ag sector and its prospects.
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There are no words to describe how desperate things are in
#Sudan
right now. Perhaps some stats will help:
In IDP camps, 2 children die every hour.
EVERY HOUR.
Meanwhile, the Humanitarian Response Plan is 3.1 % funded. I thought it was a typo.
It had to be a typo.
It isn’t.
“For the first time, we feel that all our people are in terrible danger and have been sentenced to death,” report South
#Darfur
camp administrators. The situation in displacement camps in North and Central Darfur is reportedly "catastrophic."
@MSF_Sudan
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Hey
@UNHCREgypt
, is there a reason you're not pushing to provide humanitarian support to
#Sudan
|ese people crossing the border?
Processing time is 3 days between Sudanese and Egyptian authorities. People are stuck in no man's land with no water, food or shelter. 2 dead. ACT NOW.
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Other outrageous reasons include:
* Poor commitment to funding from international actors
* Failure of the international aid industry to localise by working with existing and effective grassroots actors
* An almost entirely absent UN response, diplomatically and re coordination
Millions of people in
#Sudan
need humanitarian aid now.
Far too few of them are getting it.
The reasons why are many, and frankly outrageous:
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#Sudan
Shooting across Khartoum this morning. In Sahafa, Al-Alhari Khartoum 2, Airport Street.
All those in Khartoum stay safe.
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“There are piles of bodies which are visible from outer space."
Visible from outer space. Let that sink in.
And what is the world's response to war in
#Sudan
? Silence, firmly keeping heads in the sand, sclerotic apathy or...sending more weapons for more killing.
Disgusting.
"For those paying attention, the stakes are only getting higher."
@johnpmcdermott
and myself on the catastrophic, and rapidly worsening, war in Sudan.
With vital help from
@darfur_ups
👇
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Day 15
7:32am
After reluctantly getting on the Saudi boat, got notice of a UK airlift from Port Sudan, finally. One RAF airlift to Cyprus, flight to Birmingham and train to London later and I'm almost home. Thinking of everyone in
#Sudan
still seeking safety and how to support 🙏
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There is an astounding and bizarre trend of decision-makers cosplaying as advocates.
Sudan is forgotten? Prioritise it!
Response is understaffed? Staff it!
Need new models/mechanisms of delivery? Create them!
Paralysed by fear of under-delivering? Fear not, you already are.
"It's the forgotten crisis now."
@WFPChief
Cindy McCain describes the hunger and refugee conditions in Sudan, South Sudan and Chad that could lead to "the next largest humanitarian crisis that we will know."
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Was just on
@BBCNewsnight
talking about the situation in
#Sudan
. Grateful to
@faisalislam
for letting me counter the argument that this is somehow
#Putin
's war
Unhelpful misdirection does not serve solutions and this conflict does not have to be about
#Russia
to be newsworthy...
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If the war in
#Sudan
is forgotten, then what's happening in the Nuba Mountains is full blown global amnesia.
On March 14th the NM saw the biggest loss of life since 2011, after SAF bombing killed 11 students and 2 teachers at a school.
Absolutely senseless.
Read more here:
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#Sudan
Anyone watching Saudi news channels would think that the Declaration of Commitment (or Humanitarian Declaration in Arabic) signed between SAF and the RSF were the Treaty of Versailles.
It is not.
It is not a truce nor a ceasefire.
It does not mention accountability for +
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Most who pass through Rwanda's genocide museum are in tears at this point.
Hemedti's presence isn't merely ironic, it is an insult to victims of genocide whose memory is used for political gain, and by a genocidaire, no less.
At long last, have you no sense of decency?
#Sudan
Look at him — he’s BORED.
It’s giving “been there, done that — and still on it��
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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In
#Sudan
, instead of fireworks, 2024 started with the sound of artillery - the two sound remarkably the same, but ring in a very different new year, one filled with despair, not hope.
This year
#Sudan
tops the
#IRC
list of wars that need to be watched in 2024.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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Glad there is recognition of the role that
#Sudan
’s Emergency Response Rooms are playing.
Would rather it didn’t take 9 months to recognise the backbone of the humanitarian response in the world’s largest humanitarian emergency and really hope this goes beyond a PR opportunity.
Such an honour to meet some of the brave volunteers keeping
#Sudan
alive.
From Khartoum to Darfur, they have been at the forefront of the humanitarian response in their communities.
Theirs is a story of courage no matter the cost. They deserve all of our support.
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Braved the streets of
#Khartoum
to head away from the epicentre of the conflict to a safer part of town. Stopped by both SAF and RSF, waved us through - clearly on a futile charm offensive. Both seem in no hurry to end this thing
Also
@MakawiRaga
is one hell of a getaway driver!
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I get calling for greater access. But this famine will not be solved with food aid alone
By leaning into the ‘access is the key constraint’ discourse the UN risks perpetuating the idea that the UN is ultimately responsible for feeding the people of
#Sudan
, absolving SAF & RSF
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#BreakingNews
:
@WFPChief
says the war in
#Sudan
🇸🇩 risks triggering world's largest hunger crisis
10 months of fighting have pushed ca. 18 million ppl into acute hunger & needs are rising
‼️
@WFP
urgently needs unimpeded access to provide aid
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The UAE'a masterstroke is that it mostly *skirts* US interests, making itself indispensable in the US' high-priority areas, so that they can get away with murder (quite literally) in low-priority ones, such as
#Sudan
. It has worked well for some time and is unlikely to change. +
Today's UNSC meeting was an important step in building an international coalition to stop the war in
#Sudan
. And singling out UAE for their role is critical. But their continued denial, coupled with images of Russia's deputy minister in Port Sudan today, suggest to me that…
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Waking up to my new alarm clock: the sounds of bombardment, though sleep is difficult to come by. Time has already changed, no longer day and night but periods of gunfire, periods of quiet. The sound of the Adhan the only shred of normalcy Who knew I'd miss the sounds of traffic?
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Holy Christ, it took 8 months and a very difficult to organise face to face trip from
#Sudan
to NYC for the UN to realise that local responders are filling the vacuum left by *checks notes* the UN?
Perhaps in another 8 months they’ll notice the famine and acute protection needs?
Youth-led initiatives in Sudan are "filling a vacuum" after int'l aid groups left the country following the outbreak of war.
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The UAE’s Teflon status is being tested.
By making itself a steadfast US/Israel ally re the Gaza war and with anxiety in DC about the fate of the Abraham Accords (no, really), the UAE, yet again, positions itself as indispensable to US policy.
But, is the mask is slipping? 🧵
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Like many, I am evacuating out of
#Sudan
in the next few days. There's a story there. But it is by no means THE story. The focus on the wishes of the IC is partly what got us in this mess.
The evac discourse is a fractal of the negotiations discourse which is limited in focus, +
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I cannot stress enough how utterly unconscionable it is that the most organised, representative, and democratic of
#Sudan
's pro dem actors were left out of decision-making in the past 4 years.
When the political elites are silent, it is they, again, who show immense leadership.
The Resistance Committees of Khartoum drafted up an important statement about the current situation in
#Sudan
. Here they are in Arabic and English translation (rough translation).
#العسكر_للثكنات_والجنجويد_يتحل
#لاتفاوض_لاشراكة_لاشرعية
#يسقط_انقلاب_عسكر_الكيزان
#ضد_الحرب
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If you want to know how unstable
#Sudan
would be like under RSF control, look no further than Kordofan:
W. Kordofan: RSF’s track record splits ethnic groups and undermines traditional authorities.
S. Kordofan: no coexistence with other groups due to RSF’s irredentist ambitions.
The Misseriya tribe, a significant ethnic group in Sudan and a key component of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is experiencing growing internal tensions as a result of a public dispute over the RSF's plans to control the West Kordofan State.
Video: A tribal leader in Al-Fula…
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Initial reflections on
#SudanCoup
agreement.
1) PM will lose credibility quickly + be further isolated by the effective removal of the FFC as political support system, ineffective though it often was. Without buffer between PM + military, he faces more not less military pressure
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We saw it coming. But being right is little comfort when a bomb goes off 2 doors down. Could we have done more; said more about perils of the framework agreement process; lobbied mediators harder? Some of this always seemed inevitable but miscalculations were made by many.
#Sudan
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Your regular reminder that this war is a war on civilians and that the belligerents are fighting for the prize of who gets to quash democratic prospects and reap the political and economic rewards of a repressive
#Sudan
.
Unsurprisingly, journalists in particular are targeted.
An RSF unit detained the chief photographer of El Gezira El Khadra channel at an RSF base in El Gezira, yesterday, “without providing any explanation”. A
#Sudan
-ese Congress Party member was detained in Wad Madani by the RSF on Monday.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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Excellent work by
@SudanInTheNews
uncovering one of the many inciters of war & hatred, this time on the RSF's behalf, from the UK.
Truly chilling to watch how causally he calls for the murder & r*pe of innocent people based purely on ethnicity.
A wider genocide in the making.
🚨 DOCUMENTARY
Alrabea Abdelmonem: the UK-based taxi driver inciting war crimes in
#Sudan
.
This documentary translates eight clips from livestreams recorded on UK soil by Alrabea Abdelmonem - a self-identifying journalist and political analyst.
Alrabea’s streams incite the…
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Grateful to
@TIME
Magazine for asking the incomparable Asmahan Akam and I to jot down a few thoughts on the shattering war in
#Sudan
.
Sudanese people continue to support each other, but history will not look kindly on a world that has chosen to forget the people of
#Sudan
.
"Like millions of people from Sudan, we have seen our families suffer in the wake of a devastating war that began in April. No one in Sudan has been spared," write Kholood Khair and Asmahan Akam
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Street 60 right now. Jubilant atmosphere; women, men, children, some very young; clad in niqabs, jeans, abayas, some with dreads - all calling for civilianian rule. Political inclusion ditonv transition may be elusive but it looks like this #٢١_اكتوبر
#Sudan
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I don't think any of us in
#Sudan
will get much sleep tonight but with Day 1 of this conflict having escalated so quickly, tomorrow doesn't look good.
In their endgame, the generals may find it difficult to balance trying to appeal to the public and their quest for dominance. +
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Food insecurity, even famine, are words, clinically used to describe an abysmal reality.
But these pictures of skeletal babies are what that reality looks like.
I hope that seeing this begets a global response, but it seems the world is willing to let
#Sudan
starve on its watch
الناطق الرسمي باسم المنسقية العامة للنازحين واللاجئين:
انقذوا دارفور ومخيمات اللاجئين وا��نازحين
هذه الصورة من مخيم كلمة للنازحين بجنوب دارفور، أطفال يعانون من سوء التغذية الحاد
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Not enough attention on
#Chad
, where we could soon see another Sahelian
#coup
; yes, due to the constitutional reform issues but crucially cross-border ethnic tensions precipitated by the war in
#Sudan
The spillover effects of Sudan's war on Chad should not be underestimated
A🧵
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There is an initiative by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Maysoon Dahab that aims to collect accurate figures on the dead in
#Sudan
, which have been woefully underreported.
Fill in this link:
…and spread the word!
IMHO journalists & UN officials should stop citing Sudan Ministry of Health & ACLED fatality figures. Neither are reliable, and they likely reflect a major undercount, which may affect how policymakers view the crisis in comparison w/ others where counts can be done. 🧵
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This is the single most important action by the US govt since
#Sudan
's war started.
By resolving to call the RSF's actions in
#Darfur
a genocide, the Senate affirms a reality that we've all borne witness to and can't ignore.
Crucially the res also calls for support to ERRs 🙌🏽
Thanks to
@SenatorRisch
@SenatorCardin
@SenatorTimScott
@SenBooker
for this bipartisan resolution calling the RSF's atrocities in
#Sudan
what they are: Genocide. Sadly, the Biden Administration did not have the courage to make this determination; lets hope it awakens them now!
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👏 I'll keep saying this till I die: grassroots organisations are the only ones to practice democracy or rule-by-consensus anywhere in
#Sudan
.
The system must change to let these structures lead, they must not be forced into an existing system that recycles coups and civil wars
I just witnessed Bahri ERR first GENERAL ASSEMBLY where we adopted Bahri’s laws and regulations as well as adoption of the annual offices reports.
What I want to say is that we can practice democracy in the most difficult and darkest time.
Thank you bahri
@ba7riemrg
#لازم_تقيف
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The latest report by
@RefugeesIntl
outlines potential genocide and hunger looming in Darfur (as in the rest of
#Sudan
) based on research in late 2023 and conclude that responses have been "woefully underfunded."
Genocide recognition must accompany $$
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#Chad
#Sudan
: "What we found was a really overwhelmed and underresourced response. There needs to be a surge in resources to save lives now."
@EndGenocideDan
spoke with
@rosemaryCNN
on his latest report detailing atrocities and hunger in
#Darfur
.
@CNN
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Update: talked to
@ikushkush
earlier. He and the others are fine. They celebrated Eid as much as possible with a Eid prayer and some festive cookies. Their spirits were up and I assured him all of this friends and colleagues were doing everything in their power to support.
#Sudan
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One of so many harrowing stories of people's experiences of the outbreak of war. And things have only gotten more desperate over the past 12 months.
Thanks to
@trtafrika
for covering.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
#Sudan
''A gunshot entered her room; but God saved her because it literally went right through the wall behind her.''
A Sudanese, Nada Arbab, tells TRT Afrika what she remembers about the day Sudan's ongoing war broke out exactly a year ago
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The world, in general, is letting
#Sudan
down, the full repercussions of which are yet to be felt.
The UN has until now checked out, IGAD has some momentum but is hamstrung partly by its own internal incoherence, as for the AU… it’s not an exaggeration to say it is a spoiler.
What’s happening in Sudan will forever be a stain on the AU and the current cohort of leaders on the Continent.
The most complacent ruling elites in the world. Shame.
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In the theatre of war, propaganda makes it difficult to find the truth. Who is winning: SAF or RSF?
But regardless of rhetoric OR military gain, it's clear BOTH Burhan & Hemedti have forfeited any claim to legitimacy as politicians.
Mediation that ignores this is futile.
#Sudan
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Day 2 of
@sudan_crisis
Humanitarian Conference, discussing coordination & localisation
Packed room of multiple stakeholders, including, crucially, those from ERRs
Encouraging to see congruence on such a crucial topic but funding and prioritisation is still lagging behind.
#Sudan
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To say the Jeddah talks have failed is an epic understatement.
But then the talks were not designed to succeed: no leverage on the table, no consequences for broken ceasefires = no adherence.
It's a simple calculation, and a dangerous one.
#Sudan
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Day 7 - first day of Eid
5:48
The lyrical sound of the extended Eid prayer is punctuated by the grotesque staccato of bombardment/return fire.
Whatever hopes there were that
#Sudan
's generals may grant humanitarian reprieve for this holy day have been dashed.
Leverage not pleas.
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A portent of a calamity that is already befalling women under RSF rule
The RSF admit they want to undo the 1956 state, one that's been largely created in the image of SAF. But by using rape as a weapon of war, a war crime, they plan to go further: changing
#Sudan
's demographics
In what appears to be an RSF member giving a Friday sermon, the speaker states that women captured by RSF in Khartoum will be given the choice to get married, but will not be allowed to return to their families.
#RSF_crimes
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Timing is everything.
After months of skirmishes a full scale attack on ELF by the RSF is days away... as is Jeddah 3, apparently.
If the fight for ELF goes ahead, which is likely, then it will immediately condemn not just Jeddah but every active mediation, as irrelevant.
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The recent clashes in El Fasher between the Sudanese army, allied armed movements, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have displaced over 70,000 people, a North Darfur state government official revealed on Sunday.
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Thank you
@MSF
for saying what others won’t. SAF’s much-lauded access is a partial solution - at best - and effectively condemns millions in
#Darfur
and elsewhere in
#Sudan
to starvation. Not much to celebrate.
Now, waiting for the
@UN
to wake up. Preferably before millions die.
⚠️MSF expresses profound disappointment with the UN Secretary-General's remarks on
#Sudan
to the Security Council, which refer to a partial solution at best for North Darfur but leave vast areas in Darfur, Kordofan, Khartoum and Jazeera states still inaccessible.
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URGENT: besieged civilians - nuns monks, children and women - taking shelter at the Shajara Church *desperately* need food and medicine and likely a safe exit.
@MSF_EastAfrica
@msf_arabic
@ICRC_Africa
@ICRC_ar
@UNICEFSudan
We need immediate help nuns, monks, children, and women trapped at Shagara church "comboni buildings," and now they need food and medicine
@UNITAMS
@UNOCHA_Sudan
@_AfricanUnion
@UN_Sudan
@UNICEFSudan
@RedCross
@UN_HRC
@EU_SUDAN
@USEmbassyKRT
@USAIDSudan
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#Sudan
was recently called a “forgotten war,” only 3 months in. Racism is a large part of the reason Sudan can’t get equal coverage to Ukraine.
Another part: media narratives like ‘good guys’ & ‘bad guys’ in a conflict.
In Ukraine it’s clear; in Sudan there are no ‘good guys’+
"The broad lack of concern for the Sudanese people in the US and other rich countries contrasts sharply with the intense geopolitical interest in Sudan of certain regional powers."
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Absolutely heartbroken to hear of the passing of the awe-inspiring Enass Muzamil.
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
Enass will be remembered as an indefatigable champion of human and women's rights in
#Sudan
for which she was recognised by
@VitalVoices
and
@HillaryClinton
in 2023.
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They've been reunited! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who messaged with advice and information.
RC networks also provided useful live updates on which areas to avoid, which car to drive/not drive and what to carry.
Such diligent care; truly, not all heroes wear capes.
#Sudan
Just had a desperate phone call with a friend whose been separated from her infant daughter these last 4 days. She needs to know how and when to reunite with her. If anyone has an idea of safe routes in
#Khartoum
around Street 60 and Burri please let me know ASAP 🙏
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After the dust settles this is what will remain: the indefatigable spirit of service long missing from
#Sudan
's elite politics.
The revolution's greatest achievement has been solidifying existing networks and creating organisers that remain the vanguard of humanitarian effort.✌🏽
BBC News - Sudan fighting: The unsung heroes keeping Khartoum residents alive
@lucyfleming
🙏🏽
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#Sudan
With few positive news stories,the acquittal of 8 protestors is a welcome one 🎊
Would've been impossible without the other good news, in the background of elite politics, keeping hope of change alive: the sustained pressure on the junta by the momentum of the revolution.
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This is really the perfect way to illustrate how global powers engage with
#Sudan
's war.
The most nefarious support both sides, if there is a buck to be made - yes even the UAE (business dealings with some SAF allies).
🇷🇺 🇮🇱 🇦🇪 - it's not so much hedging as war profiteering.
🇷🇺 Russian gun runner Aviacon Zitotrans descending into Port Sudan 🇸🇩
Still can't quite work it out, as Russia/Artist Formerly Known as Wagner are alleged to be supporting the RSF and that area is controlled by Sudanese Armed Forces. Playing both sides? 🤷♂️
Anyway, the RSF are…
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The UN's own reporting shows a systematic targeting of Masalit and non-Arab groups in West
#Darfur
.
Recognition of the genocide must be accompanied by international protection mechanisms and mandate, absent since UNITAMS' termination, 2 months ago.
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I can't be the only one seeing the
#Sudan
parallels in this: regime's Praetorian Guard enriches and arms itself under regime's watch, racks up the atrocities, then vies for that same regime's power...
Regardless of outcome this will certainly reverberate in
#Sahel
and Sudan's war
Prigozhin fully passed the line of return now. Putin calls him a traitor in an address to the nation.
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Lastly, one of the first international entities to take ground reports seriously and investigate atrocities in West
#Darfur
was
@AmnestyEARO
. They found evidence of systematic targetting of non-Arab groups by the RSF and allied militias.
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Last year, amongst the first to respond were
@hrw
(human rights watch) who, through their brilliant researcher
@MoOsman88
and team, including
@jbgallopin
conducted research including interviews with survivors from W
#Darfur
who had fled RSF attacks.
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#Sudan
🧵
The public opinion tide is turning on Burhan, following the fall of Medani and he’s got none to blame but himself.
He’s invested in foreign trips to project an image of a head of state more than he’s invested in winning battles.
Now, he is more expendable than ever.
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الجيش لو معانا ما كان باع الغرب كده
لو معانا ما كان باع الخرطوم ومناطق كان عادي يسيطر عليها
لو معانا ما كان باع الجزيره والقرى حولها ومدني بالطريقه المحزنه دي
ولسع ح يبيع ويبيع ويحول السودان لبلد الجنجويد والمليشيات
#لازم_تقيف #لازم_تقيف
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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I can't believe there are people who would see the bombing of a hospital by SAF as justified because it was occupied the RSF.
Was no other option in this senseless war than to bomb the hospital?
SAF and the RSF may be militarily different, but they are morally the same.
#Sudan
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The political opportunism of
#Sudan
's elites knows no bounds.
SAF scores some military victories and suddenly a political declaration is signed.
Déjà vu, anyone?
And much like the Jan 2 RSF-Taqadum Addis Agreement, this, too, is short-sighted & superfluous.
So, so what?
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The newly established National Forces Coordination (NFC), led by Sovereign Council Deputy Chairman Malik Agar, announced plans to sign a political declaration with the Sudanese military.
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Regardless of how one defines today's meeting -from betrayal to pragmatism- it was a huge gamble that has further polarised
#Sudan
. Attendees say some agreements were reached.
If these don't materialise Taqadum will have more than optics to worry about
What a way to start 2024
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The US
@HolocaustMuseum
, which was one of the first to sound the alarm on the potential of genocide in Darfur last year, just released a report tracing how the RSF "reignited a campaign of widespread systematic and ethnically-motivated violence..."
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#Sudan
We have little objective reporting on the Jeddah talks. What we do know is that they have the same form (secretive, exclusive) and same function (to engender powersharing between military factions for "stability") & the same political engines in DC and Riyadh as Phase 1 +
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At some point we can take stock of how predictable this all was and how measures were not taken to de-escalate tensions when they kicked up into gear since the Framework Agreement was signed.
But today, I just hope those who ignored those signs will at least step-up now.
#Sudan
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The silence/inaction from international aid agencies is deafening.
RCs are informing the world - in English - of the starvation and suffering of people in
#Sudan
.
There's no excuse for inaction.
ERRs are responding in lieu of big aid organisations - for God's sake fund them!
To:
United Nations Agencies
Red Cross
Red Crescent
All relief and humanitarian aid organizations
Citizens in Feteihab and Banat - Omdurman are suffering from hunger, lack of food, medicine, and drinking water. Rapid Support Forces are besieging the area and preventing-
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This thread does not include the countless articles and media reports of targeted killings in
#Darfur
of which there have been many
Yet, no genocide determination from any quarters
Perhaps everyone is waiting for the RSF to own up to genocide before they recognise and act?
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This war is a war of attrition, so SAF's victories (like the RSF's) may be ephemeral.
Most interesting is that it has brought emboldened pro-SAF/islamists out into the open, revealing much.
Exhibit A: Gibreil using his trademark smirk to set up another hurdle to negotiations +
Sudanese Finance Minister
@GebreilIbrahim1
told Al Jazeera Mubasher:
- The decision to stop the war in Sudan is an Emirati decision, not Hemedti’s decision, and therefore I do not agree to a meeting between Al-Burhan and Hemedti.
- If the UAE government admits that they are…
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After months of skirting around the issue of genocide we now have a conclusive report by
@TheRWCHR
that tells us what should have been already determined:
The RSF & allied militias are responsible for genocide in
#Darfur
against Masalit and other non-Arab groups
#KeepEyesOnSudan
🚨BREAKING: A
#genocide
against non-Arab groups in
#Darfur
is happening now. One year since the war in
#Sudan
began, this crisis must no longer be ignored.
#EyesOnDarfur
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Hamdok's resignation this evening removes any facade the
#SudanCoup
generals can enjoy and present this coup as anything other than a reversion to the islamo-military politics of Bashir. Though
#Sudan
future is uncertain, the clarity helps all to see this coup for what it is.
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Let's face it, Cairo's
#Sudan
Summit was about
#Egypt
. Just as the Jeddah talks were about
#Saudi
and the IGAD talks were all about
#Kenya
...
Until and unless negotiations/talks/summits on Sudan are ABOUT Sudan, it's all just posturing.
Where to find such a platform, and fast?
No surprises at Cairo’s summit for
#Sudan
’s neighbouring countries:
- Implicitly accepts SAF as legitimate representative of the state.
- Mostly ignores other initiatives
- Completely dismisses civilian voices
- No references to restoring the democratic transition
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It's worse than we thought.
The US-Saudi teams actually thought:
1) that SAF and RSF want a ceasfire - they don't
2) that pleading on humanitarian grounds would work - it doesn't
3) that just telling the sides to respect the truce they don't want is sufficient - it's not
#Sudan
May 26 Joint Facilitators' Statement from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America on the Ceasefire and Humanitarian Arrangements in Sudan
In their capacity as facilitators, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America noted improved respect…
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Heartbreaking fates of too,too many.
We don't have good data available on the numbers of those killed in
#Sudan
A project at the London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine aims to collect data for more accurate reporting
Please fill out and share:
#TW
#Bodies
Video reportedly showing youth collecting skeletons & decomposed bodies for burial, after they died inside their homes and places where they took shelter
#KeepEyesOnSudan
#Sudan
#CeasefireNOW
#SeekingRefuge
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Quite a few people have asked what this news could mean in reality for
#Sudan
.
Probably not much initially, State *dragged its feet* on this and now it's an election year.
But, setting foundations for a change in approach is *key* and 'changing the architects' can do that.
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Despite advice to stay home, many are moving southwards towards Gezira state where there is no fighting. Implies many think this conflict won't be over soon Unfortunately, language from the generals suggests they may be right. Through the rumour mill hearing both hope and dispair
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#Sudan
It has been a busy week! Civilians meet in Addis to discuss a path out of war; JPA signatories meet in Juba to discuss... something. And now, round 2 (3?) of joint Saudi-US talks start in Jeddah.
If you're getting déjà vu, you're not alone.
Some thoughts on Jeddah, a🧵.
"The next round is related to implementing what was agreed upon (before) in Jeddah. There is no new agenda, but rather one item, which is implementing what was agreed upon," stated Malik Agar.
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Of course, one of the best evidence of gross atrocities amounting to genocide has been the USG's own project with
@HRL_YaleSPH
which has published satellite imagery of systemic atrocities consistent with genocide, but curiously the USG stopped short of a genocide determination
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What’s more shameless than this pyromaniac sounding the fire alarm?
The fact that few civilian politicians have, from any camp
Instead of charting a Third Way (not pro-SAF/pro-RSF, i.e. truly civilian)
#Sudan
’s political elites have become neutralised by their military patrons
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Urgent Call to the International Community on the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
The war in Sudan, ignited by remnants of the former regime and their allies within the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), has resulted in a profound humanitarian crisis. Throughout this 10-month war, the…
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Once we cancel out the noise from the SAF fanboys about their new drones and the RSF fan boys on their new Chadian weapons supply base what we're left with is a new arms race that leads us not toward resolution but further protraction of this war, atrocities & collapse in
#Sudan
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Just heard from
@ikushkush
. The fighting where they are has not abated and they were not able to leave. If anyone can help with safe passages, or any news of a humanitarian truce or even possible military evacuation (like with the students at UofK) please let me know ASAP.
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Important reporting from the brave and indefatigable
@hiba_morgan
in Khartoum on the RSF’s kidnapping of children for their war effort.
With non-Arabic language media houses unable to access
#Sudan
reports like Hiba’s require much more attention. Follow her and watch her reports
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If you’re a Sudanese politician, a foreign diplomat or an aid worker engaged on
#Sudan
right now and you’re not sounding the alarm on the famine crisis engulfing the country then, practically, your work means very little.
For a snapshot of where things are, join this event today
Experts suggest
#Sudan
has the worst hunger levels ever recorded, and mass starvation & high numbers of deaths are predicted by June. Join one of the authors of our recent blog
@anette_hoffmann
at this important event on Wednesday -->
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Day 3 of
@sudan_crisis
humanitarian conference.
@NRC_Norway
’s
@WillCarter_NRC
says he’s “humbled” to be in the room with so many local responders who risk their life daily to deliver aid.
The international community must scale up any/all support to them.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
#Sudan
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Despite yesterday in
#Sudan
it's clear some facts need repeating:
- there is no transition rn
- there are no 'two sides' to the violence: regime is killing protestors
- protestors remain committed to non-violence, despite regime rhetoric
- generals ≠ stability
#الردة_مستحيلة
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@_hudsonc
Quite the burn. However, State didn't attempt to orchestrate a democratic transition, it quietly killed it by backing military solutions. In any case the US didn't need to "orchestrate" much, there was AND IS a thriving, independent pro dem movement - it was just roundly ignored.
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This morning's airstrikes show a new escalation in this conflict. Irony is Burhan and Hemedti's history is about avoiding SSR and accountability; this conflict is the best argument for SSR there is and people across
#Sudan
will be chasing them for accountability even more now...
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Hey
@UNHCREthiopia
, there are reports of mistreatment and denial of entry of
#Sudan
|ese refugees fleeing conflict, turned away for not having a visa; what are you doing to support them?
ACT NOW.
It will become a more desperate situation as the Egyptian border faces difficulties.
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The escalation
#Sudan
did not need. Now neither side will be cut off from their arms supply/military support unless borders are closed and a no-fly zone is enforced but that risks imprisoning
#Sudan
's already-besieged population too. Avenues for a de-escalation are fading fast.
🚨
#Sudan
's conflict has been regionalized; Confirmation here that at least Egypt and Libya involved.
"Mr. Haftar, who is backed by Russia and UAE, sent at least one shipment of ammunition on Monday from Libya to Sudan to replenish supplies for Gen Dagalo."
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Like. A. Fiddle.
When will the UN/IC learn?
This is a classic play: the regime will resist and put up obstacles, even to lifesaving inputs, only to agree and get some kudos out of it.
Q: What’s more important, the humanitarian imperative or fictitious claims of sovereignty?
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Today I was informed that the Sudanese Government would facilitate humanitarian access from Chad through the Tina border crossing.
We are now liaising with relevant authorities and parties so that we can get our humanitarian convoys back on the road.
There is no time to lose.
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There’s nothing that Nugud or anyone can say that could cast doubt on the high numbers of RSF sexual assault and r*pe cases that have been reported and/or well documented.
Sexual assault has been a staple in the RSF’s armoury for decades and no white-washing will diminish that
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Absolutely ridiculous from TAQADUM!
The poorly legitimised coalition body of political parties and civic society members formed during
#Sudan
’s war who CLAIM to be for the Sudanese people…are saying sexual assault cases and rapes have been EXAGGERATED!
The RSF have been…
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Despite UAE protests to the contrary, this methodical run-down shows the UAE’s role in maintaining
#Sudan
’s catastrophic war.
If anyone doubts just how instrumental UAE support to RSF atrocities has been, show them this must-read from
@oscarrickettnow
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Somehow through all the gunfire and terror of the past 8 days, my *literal* ride or die, the brilliant
@MakawiRaga
found the head space to pen this account of our escape from what felt like the epicentre of the fighting.
I hope everyone else in
#Sudan
can similarly find refuge 🙏
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