Sudan

April 15th marks three years of war in Sudan. Eatzaz Bakri fights for the rights of Sudanese women from exile in Nairobi.

Tahani Abbas Ali fled the war in Sudan with her children in her arms. She tells of women who carried mothers, children and the elderly on their backs for days to reach safety. From exile, she continues their fight — against human rights violations, and for women’s seat at the peace negotiating table.

Tuesday, April 15th marks two years since war broke out in Sudan. Today, 26 million people are at risk of starvation in what is described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, international aid cuts are strangling the locally led relief system the Sudanese rely on.

On the 15th of April, one year will have passed since full scale civil war broke out in Sudan. The situation is beyond dire, over 8 million people are displaced from their homes and the UN recently warned that the population is facing catastrophic hunger. The hope of a democratic Sudan now seems far away, and the country is a glaring example of how fragile democratic transitional periods can be after a peaceful people led revolution.