Ignoring Genocide: The Crisis in Sudan and Global Complicity

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This chapter examines the international neglect and complicity regarding war crimes in Sudan, particularly focusing on the roles of entities like the African Union and the U.S. It also discusses the dangerous flow of weaponry to militias and stresses the urgent need for global accountability and awareness of Sudan's geopolitical importance.

In this episode of The Weekend Intelligence, Africa correspondent Tom Gardner tells the story of 21st century Sudan. A story bookended by war. Darfur, a state which captured the world’s attention in the early 2000s has once again become an epicentre of violence, disease and famine. Over 25 million people are starving. A fifth of the population has been forced to flee their homes. This latest war is one of unprecedented proportions and yet it is an ignored war, deprived of attention by a world which once made a promise never to let such horrors happen again.

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