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By Ndiho Media

As Sudan’s civil war rages on, the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. In an exclusive conversation with Different Perspectives, Sudanese journalist and activist Shakoor Nyaketo offered a stark update from the ground.

“Life is actually difficult and getting more complicated day after day,” he said. “The war is escalating and reaching many states we didn’t expect. People are suffering.”

Since April 2023, Sudan’s conflict has pitted the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—two former allies turned bitter enemies. “These are two military factions… once part of one force,” Nyaketo explained, “now fighting each other due to political disagreements.”

The toll on civilians is devastating. “There’s famine. Hunger. People are eating tea leaves. People are dying,” he said. “There’s no food, no medicine, no shelter—everything is scarce, and everything is expensive.”

While some aid is trickling in, it’s far from enough. “WFP trucks crossed the western border a few days ago,” he noted, “but it’s not safe. Most international agencies have either fled or are struggling to access these areas.”

Women and children are bearing the brunt of the crisis. “They are the most vulnerable. They are the ones paying the price for a war they didn’t start and don’t support.”

Nyaketo called on both local and international actors to stop focusing only on aid and start pushing for peace: “If we keep asking the international community just for food, the war will continue. We need pressure on the warring factions to stop fighting.”

If left unresolved, he warned, “we might lose another part of the country—just like we did with South Sudan.”