Is Sudan too far for the world to care

Silence, in international politics, is rarely neutral. In Sudan, it has become lethal. Three years into a civil war that has displaced more people than any other conflict on earth, the scale of devastation sits in jarring contrast with its absence from global consciousness. Since fighting erupted on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, nearly 12 million people have been forced from their homes, with around 7.7 million internally displaced and another four million pushed across borders. That is roughly one in four Sudanese — a demographic rupture that would dominate headlines if it unfolded anywhere closer to the geopolitical centre of gravity. Yet Sudan remains peripheral, spoken of in policy corridors with […]