‘Erosion of a country’s future’: What has the war cost Sudan?

Three years of brutal civil war have left Sudan's infrastructure in ruins and millions of its citizens facing famine and displacement. | Contesto: cronaca

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• ‘Erosion of a country’s future’: What has the war cost Sudan?

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KHARTOUM, Sudan – Three years after the eruption of a devastating civil war, Sudan stands as a nation hollowed out, its civilian infrastructure shattered and millions of its citizens pushed into profound misery. The conflict, which began in April 2021, has transformed Africa's third-largest country into a landscape of ruin, where the basic pillars of society—hospitals, schools, water systems, and markets—have been systematically targeted and destroyed. What began as a power struggle has metastasized into a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, described by analysts as the 'erosion of a country's future.' The human cost is staggering and almost beyond comprehension. Over half of Sudan's population, approximately 25 million people, now require humanitarian assistance to survive. Nearly 8 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes, creating one of the largest internal and external displacement crises in the world. These figures represent not just statistics but a generation uprooted, their lives and livelihoods erased by the relentless violence. Communities have been severed, families torn apart, and an entire social fabric unraveled under the strain of sustained combat and aerial bombardment. The war's physical toll on the nation's infrastructure is equally catastrophic. Major cities, including the capital Khartoum and El Geneina in West Darfur, bear the scars of intense urban warfare. Hospitals have been looted and bombed, universities reduced to rubble, and power grids rendered inoperable. This deliberate destruction of civilian assets has crippled the country's capacity to function, plunging regions into darkness and cutting off access to clean water and medical care. The assault on infrastructure is not a byproduct of war but a central feature, a strategy that ensures long-term damage to the opposing side's support base and the country's overall resilience. Beyond the immediate horror of violence and displacement lies a deeper, more insidious crisis: the collapse of Sudan's economy and food security. Agricultural production, once a lifeline for rural communities, has ground to a halt in vast swathes of the country. Supply chains are broken,...

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