Sudan: Three years of war and new reports of meddling by Ethiopia

As Sudan's devastating civil war enters its fourth year, fresh accusations of Ethiopian interference signal a dangerous regional escalation. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Sudan: Three years of war and new reports of meddling by Ethiopia

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Sudan’s brutal civil war has entered its fourth year with no end in sight, as fighting that erupted on April 15, 2023, intensifies and draws in new allegations of foreign meddling. This week, fresh accusations have been leveled against neighboring Ethiopia, suggesting a perilous expansion of the conflict beyond Sudan's borders and threatening to destabilize the entire Horn of Africa region. The war, primarily between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has already created the world's largest displacement crisis and brought the nation to the brink of famine. The conflict's grim anniversary marks not a turning point but a deepening of the catastrophe. What began as a power struggle between two rival generals in the capital, Khartoum, has metastasized into a nationwide inferno, characterized by widespread atrocities, ethnic cleansing, and the systematic destruction of infrastructure. Major cities like El Fasher in North Darfur are now epicenters of fierce combat, with civilian populations trapped in the crossfire. Humanitarian organizations describe access as increasingly impossible, leaving millions cut off from food, water, and medical care in what the United Nations has labeled a crisis of "epic proportions." Against this backdrop of unrelenting violence, the new reports of Ethiopian interference introduce a volatile geopolitical dimension. While the exact nature of the alleged involvement remains unclear, such accusations point to the war's magnetic pull on regional powers, each with their own strategic interests in Sudan's future. Ethiopia, itself grappling with internal conflicts and a tense dispute with Sudan over the fertile Al-Fashaga border region and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is seen as potentially seeking to influence the balance of power. Any direct or indirect support to either warring faction risks inflaming long-standing border tensions and formalizing a proxy conflict. The implications of sustained foreign involvement are dire. Regionalizing the war could shatter already fragile diplomatic efforts, such as those tentatively hosted by Saudi Arabia and the United States, by giving the Sudanese...

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