Sudanese Civil War

 The People’s Republic of China recently held a march to commemorate the 80^th Anniversary of its victory in the Great Patriotic War over the forces of fascism. One of the most of heartwarming. Moments came when members of. The Chinese UN peacekeeping forces, donned in blue helmets and tan camouflaged fatigues drew cheers of great thanks for the Chinese commitment to peace and prosperity among the peoples of the Earth. 

Many Chinese people were emotional at their presence. Their presence in the Sudan and Gaza has been key to bringing humanitarian aid to those regions. 

On April 15, 2025, the Sudanese war began. The forces of the RSF, Rapid Support Forces lead by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as Hamedti) split from the Sudanese Armed Forces lead Abdul Fattah al Burhan. The RSF, also leads the broader Janjaweed coalition. The war between the two factions has caused widespread misery and death. According to AFRICOM Watch #50, a bulletin released by the Black Alliance for Peace. 

            “In December of 2022 it seemed that negotiations for a two-year transition to civilian leadership in Sudan were in the process. By April of 2023 fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began. According to the UN, over 12 thousand women, men and children have reportedly been killed in Sudan and between about 7.4 million have been displaced. The war rages on and as of this date, according to Aljazeera the number of displaced has risen to 11 million persons, In the People’s daily it has been reported the figures of displacement are even higher.  In “Sudan, relentless fighting has uprooted 12 million people -- nearly a quarter of the population -- leaving two-thirds dependent on a cripplingly underfunded aid system.” According to the UN, a total of 24.6 million people face acute food insecurity, while 19 million people lack access to safe water and sanitation. As of October 12, 2025, the population of the Sudan is 52,098,049 or nearly half the population. The US intervention was according to the US diplomatic corps designed to bring about stabilization and harmony between the two forces. If anything, it has done exactly the opposite. The war is one of the most horrific wars that has been seen in a decade. It has involved rape murder and wanton killing designed to annihilate the others forces because of tribal affiliation. Recently, the during the fighting for the strategic town of Al Fasher the RSF killed about 70 individuals who were attending mosque. The RSF has continued it struggle to assault the town in an effort to prevent the SAF from taking full control of a town on of the last towns it controls in the Western Dafur, a region controlled by RSF forces. 

                  Many have died during this conflict, and the numbers have yet to be accurately tabulated. The atrocities and killings have been committed by both sides. The greatest tragedy of the war is the loss of lives among the civilian population by the use of military ordinance. The UN has reported at least 3,384 civilian deaths in the first half of 2025. Seventy percent of the causalities occurred during active hostilities. Many of these deaths occurred because of UXO’s (unexploded ordinance) or unexploded bombs that are threat to civilians who, because of lack of military training often mistake them for harmless objects. Especially at risk are the children of the Sudan who often are at great risk of injury or death because of their use of UXO’s as playthings or toys. The question that arises from most is why is this war so ignored in the United States? Why does this war continue in the face of the human depravities on both sides. Why did the US fail to step in and demand a workable solution for both sides? The answer is simply, the desire for expensive minerals and gold. According to several news sources 50 to 80% of the nation’s gold is simply smuggled out of the country. Even with that it still is one of Africa’s largest producers of gold. But gold is not the only mineral the Sudan. It possesses enormous amounts of petroleum and natural gas. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that as of early 2024, Sudan and South Sudan collectively held an estimated 5 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. However, there is even more wealth under the soil of war-torn Sudan. Large deposits of iron ore have been found in the Red Sea Hills, River Nile State and in South Kordofan. Over two billion tons of low-grade iron ore have been found in the Wadi Halfa and Baljrawih. But that is not all, Chromium in the Ingessana Hills, phosphate, nickel, zinc, lead and aluminum and cobalt. Finally, uranium has been found in the Sudan. It is one of the wealthiest countries in the world in terms of mineral wealth. 

            The war is about wealth. The war is about neocolonialism. The war is about the future of the inhabitants of the Sudan. This material wealth belongs to them. The real problem is the knowledge of the causes of the war. People do not understand the history of the Sudan. They see black people, African people struggling to survive in a civil war they believe is motivated by leaders of low morals. What they do not see is the enormous influence of corporate and capitalist wealth being used in Sudan. The US and Britain and other corporate states have connived to steal this nations wealth. This wealth has been in the Sudan for a long time.  In a pdf published by the Sudan government it states:

“The history of mining in Sudan dates back to the era of the kingdom of Meroe old, known to draw iron, and mine gold inancient times. Particularly the kingdoms of Nubia since the Pharaonic era and

As well as in the era of the Romans and finally invasions of the Arabs and the Turks. The English named the region the country of metal. Nuba region derived from the word Neb or gold in the ancient Nubian language was a kingdom whose activity extended in the

those eras west to North Kordofan.” 

   Dialectics is a philosophical methodology which searches for truth by examining contradiction

And relationships between things, objects and ideas. One of the main problems with the issue of the Sudan is the facts and the cold truth of the reality of her situation. Most of the problems lie in the history of the Sudan and the history of colonialism and neocolonialism of the nation. The history and the exploitation of the people and resources must be brought to light. This can only be done with the exposure of over 100 years of British and US imperialism. The only way out of the weak correspondence given by the US new media is a study of the history of Africa and the historical racial, political and economic exploitation of the Sudanese people. One African Scholar Salome Ayuak, Information Secretary of South Sudanese Acholi of North American Association and a member of Black Alliance for Peace-Atlanta stated “Understanding the current war requires a deeper grasp of Sudanese history beyond humanitarian statistics, which many people do not have the inclination to explore in this era of quick information. To truly comprehend the present moment, studying the history of Sudan is necessary, rather than relying solely on social media graphics that conveniently appear on our feeds. This is especially crucial considering the lack of access to internet and telecommunication tools in Sudan, making it challenging, if not impossible, for everyday people to document the war for the western audience.” It is our responsibility as historians and journalist to bring the truth to light about not only Africa but the world.