Sudan’s ‘Forgotten War’ Places Nation on Brink of ‘Catastrophic’ Famine

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🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The crisis in Sudan, now in its second year, has been called the “Forgotten War.” While in the early 2000s, ethnic cleansing in Darfur, a region of Sudan, attracted the attention of politicians, journalists and celebrities, the current conflict – which pits two military factions against each other and the civilian population –rarely makes the front page. But the crisis in Sudan is acute: Since the war began, 150,000 people have been killed, 10 million more displaced, women and girls have been subjected to systemic sexual violence rooted in ethnic cleansing, and now, the nation is on the brink of a manmade famine that threatens to cause a “catastrophic level of hunger.” We’ll talk to experts about the war and efforts to stem the humanitarian crisis. Guests: Khalid Mustafa Medani, associate professor, McGill University - Medani is director of the Institute of Islamic Studies and Chair of the African Studies Program; his most recent article is "The Struggle for Sudan" Gabriele Steinhauser, Africa Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal - Steinhauser is based in Johannesburg, and reported from Sudan in June. Her most recent piece is titled "War Tears Apart Sudan's Capital City" Akshaya Kumar, director of crisis advocacy, Human Rights Watch Alaa Suliman, human and professional development officer, Sudanese Association of Northern California, which is based in Hayward, California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.0	There was a time in the 2000s when Sudan was in the headlines.
1:07.0	The region of Darfur and the horrors visited upon the people who lived there were a major news story.
1:12.6	But most people outside the region stopped paying attention when the war there slowly came to a halt during the 20 teens.
1:19.6	Unfortunately, there is war again in Sudan and it has already killed 150,000 people, sending massive numbers of refugees flowing across the region.
1:30.2	Today, we catch up on what's been happening in Sudan and ask why it hasn't garnered more
1:35.4	attention in American media. That's coming up next after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:51.1	In the early 2000s, ethnic cleansing in Darfur, a region of Sudan, attracted the attention
1:57.0	of politicians, journalists, and celebrities.
2:00.1	The current conflict has been pushed off the front pages by war in Gaza and Ukraine,
2:04.6	but the crisis in Sudan is equally acute and even larger in scale.
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