African country is experiencing a war that has already caused tens of thousands of deaths, displaced millions and caused the worst humanitarian crisis today, according to the UN
The Pope reiterated, this Sunday (2), his call for a ceasefire and the “urgent opening” of humanitarian corridors in , plunged into a bloody civil war, after denouncing the “unacceptable suffering” of its population. “With great pain, I follow the tragic news arriving from Sudan, in particular from the city of El Fasher, in the martyred North Darfur”, said the pontiff after the Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican. “Indiscriminate violence against women and children, attacks on defenseless civilians and serious obstacles to humanitarian action are causing unacceptable suffering for a population already exhausted by long months of conflict,” he added.
Subsequently, Leo XIV renewed his call to the parties involved for a “ceasefire and the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors”.
Since April 2023, the war in Sudan has caused tens of thousands of deaths, displaced millions and caused the worst humanitarian crisis today, according to . The conflict was triggered by a power struggle between General Abdel Fatah al Burhan, commander of the regular Army and de facto leader of the country since the 2021 coup d’état, and General Mohamed Daglo, leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (FAR).
After 18 months of siege, on October 26, the FAR took El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur that was out of its control. Since then, thousands of civilians have fled the city, where witnesses of acts of violence against the civilian population are multiplying.
*With information from AFP
Published by Nícolas Robert
