How Sudan Became the World’s Forgotten Catastrophe
What's happening in Sudan and why is it the world’s largest and fastest-growing humanitarian catastrophe?
Sudan is facing what many call the world’s fastest-growing humanitarian catastrophe, yet it barely registers in our news feeds. While global attention gravitates toward Gaza, Ukraine, and other high-profile crises, Sudan’s collapse is unfolding in the shadows.
🇸🇩 WHAT’S HAPPENING?
The city of El Fasher in North Darfur was subjected to a prolonged siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that culminated in the group capturing the city in late October 2025. During and after the takeover, the RSF have been credibly accused of mass-killings, summary executions, sexual and gender-based violence, and forced displacement of civilians.
More than 70,000 people are reported to have fled El Fasher and its surrounding areas since the assault began.
Meanwhile, the broader conflict across Darfur and Sudan has displaced well over a million people internally and taken a severe humanitarian toll.
WHY?
Sudan is one of Africa’s leading gold producers, with deposits across the northeast, centre and the south.
Most of the deposits in eastern Sudan are controlled by the Sudanese army, while the central and southwestern goldfields are largely under RSF control.
In 2023, Sudan’s exports worth $5.09bn were mainly crude oil ($1.13bn), gold ($1.03bn), animal products ($902m), oilseeds ($709m, of which $613m was sesame), and gum arabic ($141m).
Sudan is the world’s largest exporter of sesame seeds and gum arabic, which is used as a stabiliser and emulsifier by the global food and beverage industry and goes into pharmaceuticals, supplements, and cosmetics. (via Al Jazeera)
LATEST UPDATE
Trump said he will coordinate with regional partners, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, and the Rapid Support Forces agreed to a Quad-proposed humanitarian ceasefire on Nov. 6 (via Ground News)
💔 WHY THE WORLD TURNED AWAY
One reason the genocide in Sudan remains so overlooked is the severe lack of accessible reporting, credible news and firsthand accounts are difficult to obtain, and many atrocities go unreported.
Ground News, however, helps break through this information blackout by aggregating coverage from thousands of outlets on their app and website, helping you see the bigger picture. With over 120 sources covering this story I can quickly see how many outlets lean left, centre, or right and also who’s funding these publications.
Their Sudan feed shows where reporting is coming from, how different sources frame events, and which perspectives may be missing, making it easier to stay informed about a crisis the world too often ignores.
⤵️ NEXT STEPS
Bring attention back. Write about it, share awareness, don’t let the silence deepen.
Support credible humanitarian organizations on the ground engaged in Sudan, such as Droplets of Mercy.
Press our governments and international bodies to treat this as more than a footnote: to treat it as a priority.
Above all: don’t let our attention be stolen by only the “new” crises. Sometimes the ones we already know are the ones we most need to act upon.
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Of the 54 travellers, four went separately by car to Madinah and another four stayed back in Makkah. Only one passenger survived and is receiving hospital treatment.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon.
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⤵️ REMINDER 🤲🏼
I won't forget Sudan. I ask you not to forget the Sahrawi of Western Sahara, just one of the other Forgotten Genocides.