The Inside Story Podcast What are the chances for peace in Sudan?
Sep 21, 2025
Kholood Khair, a Sudanese political analyst, sheds light on the dire humanitarian crisis in Sudan, highlighting issues like starvation and displacement. Amgad Fareid Eltayeb discusses the allegations against the RSF and the barriers to humanitarian aid. Cameron Hudson analyzes the role of regional powers and the limitations of the U.S.-led Quad in facilitating peace. The trio explores the bleak realities facing civilians and underscores the urgent need for a political resolution to end the conflict and improve humanitarian access.
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Civilians Face Worsening, Multi-Dimensional Crisis
- Daily life across Sudan has deteriorated sharply with famine, soaring prices and armed gangs filling security voids.
- The conflict has morphed into ethnic and multi-group violence, worsening instability far beyond the original fight.
Starvation Used As A Weapon Of War
- The humanitarian crisis is politically engineered with deliberate starvation and sieges used as weapons by the RSF, not natural causes.
- Amgad warns that misinformation and 'epistemological' confusion are being used to whitewash responsibility and block solutions.
Aid Shortfalls Heighten Humanitarian Emergency
- US aid cuts reflect broader global funding shortfalls rather than Sudanese needs, worsening an already underfunded appeal.
- Cameron stresses humanitarian relief must be the immediate focus given deaths from famine and disease rival battlefield casualties.