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Sudan Conflict Refugees, near the town of Tawila in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on April 13, 2025. [AFP]
On Wednesday, one of the world's worst conflicts entered its third year with no end in sight. At the Sudan London conference this week, the Kenyan government struggled to refute accusations of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and pursuing economic interests in Sudan.
Sudan has become a casualty of global leaders' focus on Ukraine and Palestine. The international community has largely ignored the crisis, enabling one of the world's biggest humanitarian disasters. 150,000 people have been killed, more than double the death toll in Ukraine (67,000) and triple that of Gaza (52,000).
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