IDP in El-Fasher/Sudan (Courtesy)
Nairobi, 03/02/2026
By Savanna Radio East Africa Correspondent
Sudan’s Al Fasher has endured 100 days of unrelenting violence and displacement, with the Red Cross calling the humanitarian crisis “catastrophic” as thousands flee ongoing clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Heavy fighting since late October 2025 has trapped civilians in Al Fasher, North Darfur’s last major SAF stronghold, forcing over 200,000 people to flee into surrounding bush areas with little food or shelter according to reports. The Red Cross warns of acute malnutrition, disease outbreaks, and collapsed basic services, as aid access remains severely restricted amid relentless bombardments and ground assaults. Families are surviving on wild leaves and dirty water, with children dying from starvation and treatable illnesses due to overwhelmed clinics.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) teams report “unprecedented” needs after 100 days of siege-like conditions, urging all parties to allow safe humanitarian corridors immediately. “The scale of suffering is beyond comprehension, we need urgent ceasefires to deliver life-saving aid,” an ICRC spokesperson stated from Khartoum, highlighting blocked roads and attacked convoys. Over 1.3 million displaced in Al Fasher camps now face total cutoff, with reports of RSF advances bringing fighters within kilometers of the city center.
Sudan’s civil war, pitting SAF under Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against RSF led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), has killed tens of thousands and displaced 12 million since April 2023. Al Fasher’s fall could unleash massive ethnic violence reminiscent of Darfur’s 2003 genocide, as RSF-allied militias target non-Arab communities.
Savanna Radio notes growing global calls for Sudanese leaders and international partners for UN intervention, however, diplomatic efforts stall amid Arab, African, and Western rivalries over mediation.
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