Africa’s never ending war - BBC Africa
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2025
- For over two decades, the Darfur region of Sudan has been at the centre of the brutal wars devastating the country. In this explainer BBC Africa explains how Darfur’s precious commodities and crucial trade routes have made it a coveted land but local ethnic violences and global interests have turned the region into a hotbed for violence, where famine and mass atrocities are once again underway.
00:01 Intro to Darfur
01:15 A brief history
02:43 A strategic location
08:00 Ethnic violence
12:02 Humanitarian situation
Produced & edited by Marina Daras and Marta Pausilli.
Voiced by Esther Kahumbi.
Illustrations & graphics by Manuella Bonomi & George Wafula & Mayowa Alabi.
Executive producers: Miriam Quansah and Marko Zoric
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UAE needs to stop funding the RSF!!!
And who funds the Sudanese army?
@RecapAI , it doesn't matter, they are the legitimate army. RSF only represent a specific group of people and they're the ones who carried out Omar's gnocide.
@@katlegodidit thats wishful thinking. The dynamics of power dont work like that. Both sponsors should stop providing money and arms. But that is also wishful thinking on my end. No one wants out on sudan
Everyone needs to stop funding stuff outside their borders these proxy wars are killing people. I wish these countries could get a taste of the wars they fund on home soil.
Why? It's free entertainment and really funny
Point of correction BBC: Sudan never-ending war. Sudan is part of the Arab League, which includes Palestine, Somalia, Syria, Libya, Yemen, and Lebanon, all failed states that are at war.
Exactly my thoughts 🤔
True ...
How is it never ending when it started after Russia and Ukraine war?
Africa is a continent with many countries, the title is misleading
Exactly
Backwards thinking people. They'll never learn.
Where are the pro Palestinians protesters in the Western countries..are they going to demand ceasefire for Sudan as well?
Pro-palestinian protesters in the West are mostly arab people. Sudan belongs to the arab league. Why countries like Saudi Arabia/VAE do not help there?
they’re doing that in the demonstrations.
Lol no. No Jews no news
Sudan is not a property of the West.
Maybe because Western countries aren't funding this particular genocide.
I’m always praying for Sudan 🙏🏾
And it accomplished what? Made you feel like you did something. No, you didn't.
I'm not sure if you've noticed but it hasn't done a thing, not in decades.
SUDAN'S never ending war! Stop attributing these country-specific conflicts to the whole continent. Not only does it draw attention away from the country in question but it also feeds into the "Africa is a country" stereotype and is offensive to the countries that are actually stable and improving.
Please educate us, which African countries are stable and improving?
@mikatekombambo1540 You could easily google it yourself, but I'll name some obvious examples like South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mauritius & the Seychelles. As a matter of fact, all African states south of the equator are stable & improving except for Mozambique and maybe the DRC.
The landlocked & jihadist-infested Sahel countries on the north side of the equator is where most conflicts occur while most of the coastal nations remain stable with varying levels of economic growth. Nigeria is the biggest disappointment though, having lost half of its economic value.
I won't spend a lot of energy on this. I'll leave corruption and political instability out and I won't link the similarities of SADC's challenges. Also, I'll just pick one or two examples making the countries you listed unstable and not improving.
A country with high violence and crime is not stable and improving. South Africa is bleeding.
A country with high health system challenges and a high unemployment rate is not stable and improving. Botswana is bleeding.
A country with high levels of inequality is not stable and improving. Namibia is bleeding.
Countries very vulnerable to climate related risks are not stable and improving. Mauritius and the Seychelles are bleeding.
Maybe my standards of stability and improvement are high. These countries are still extortion and exploitation grounds. The status of women and children in these countries?
You can fight the BCC's title without feeding us the fallacies of stable and improving countries in Africa.
Bye.
@mikatekombambo1540 You're right. Your standards are unrealistically high. Not only do you focus only on these countries' negative aspects while completely ignoring their positives but you also exaggerate the impact of some of their issues as if that paints an image of the whole country.
No, these countries won't suddenly look like Dubai in a few years however that doesn't mean that they aren't on an upwards track.
@mikatekombambo1540Based on your argument, a lot of countries in the world especially the so called super powers are not stable either.
Not only Africa. A whole Russia is involved in a war against Ukraine and is unable to exercise democratic powers.
USA is in conflict against drugs, homelessness, gun violence, migration, it's healthcare (that they had to resort to an assassination) and so many more.
UK and Canada's governments can't even decide on what they want to do with themselves.
China on the other hand is running on a veiled dictatorship.
Every country has problems, I'll keep my democratic corruption over all that nonsense.
Is he (SAF leader) wearing Patek Philippe?
Leader of poorest country wearing the most expensive watch ⌚. Tells the whole story.
Sadly true.
his son fled from turkey after crushing a lyxyry car. most likley, while driving in istanbul.
Where is the protest for genocide? This horrible and terrible atrocities against humanity is ongoing but sadly there is no protests against it ? Where is the so-called genocide protesters? Where are they now ?.if they are so much concerned about the plight of Palestinians in gaza then they should also show sympathy for these poor civilians who are suffering immensely because of this selfish arrogance power greedy rulers...
True
No jews, no news
Arab don't care of yu people...!!! no Jews how could they Care!!? only hate for Jews
Because they are Africans. Crimes against the innocent doesn't matter. Very sad😢
who would protest, and what would they be protesting? Africa being normal?
Indeed, Africa is more than Sudan. However, we the world must open our hearts and our minds for this very sad country and do our best to help reaching peace and stability there
Not possible. Too many power hungry maniacs, stop all arms hoping in.
Darfur has to form their own nation, please listen to me when i say the Arabs of Sudan will never give Nilotic tribes equal rights and respects. Darfur has a rich history of a self governed state before Sudan was formed, yet its overshadowed by bloodshed its so sad to see.
Correct ,and the irony is that even most of the so-called Arabs of Sudan are Arabized Blacks/ Nubians. Most peninsular Arabs or Egyptians would not even consider the Sudanese Arabs as Arabs and would treat them in the same way that they treat the Nilotes.
It should join Chad 🇹🇩 many of the same tribes lives there Sudan is lost land the Nubians should’ve never allowed Arabs to settle in Sudan now their relatives the nilotes are being slaughtered
@@D1cametrim arab have never changed ,Americans will remain their nemesis
Darfuris are Sudanic, not Nilotic.
@@stanleydouge2803 Do you realise that UAE drones used to bomb Al-Fasher are being operated from a base in Chad?
Adding my comment for the algorithm. More people need to know about this.
I agree but this will do no change without pressure from the outside. No one want to die for them and help them. They will die for the greed of the more powerfull.
If Israel were involved, the whole world would notice conflict in Sudan. This war is between dominant Muslim factions supported by UAE and other Muslim nations.
Yeah because the West is pretty much owned by the Arabs, so the world will fall silent
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bro sudanese people are fighting each other in this case, there is no foreign country invading soudan and annexing it brutally, sorry but you cant compare both conflicts
Why say Africa and not Sudan? You are talking about Sudan, Africa has 54 countries.
This is what the’ve been doing since the ages. Any video BBC has on any country in Africa is negative. From hunger to sex trafficking to corruption, just to list a few. Also, all western media reporting on a country in Africa generalize it. All these create negative stereotypes, inform discourses and stop investors from coming to the continent. This partly explains why the continent is rich but has a large percentage of poor people.
Because if this war doesn’t end it will spread all over the Sahel. Chad, Mali, Niger, Mauritania will all be affected look at African geography and educate yourself
@@isaacabban exactly i read from firstpost we loose like almost 1M usd yearly(not sure) which is attributed on interest rates cause you cant invest in a unstable region. This is why other investors from china are taking cause they actually do their research. Look at countries like Tanzania and how peaceful they are,,,, they'd never highlight that. mnaboooooooooo. We need to report or ban such people from covering our news
@@Somuchtosay-l3u it was around 4.3 Billion dollars lost per year.
@@aem870 billion....not even million, that could clear zambia debt which they defaulted and many more. We need to be serious as africans
Very sad. It is for the International community to bring the warring groups to the table, and find an amicable solution. It is the people who are the sufferers. What succour can be given to them? The first step would be to halt looting of food grains, by protecting the silos, warehouses, and water bodies 😢😢😢
BBC, point of correction Sudan at War Not Africa,
Sudan is a part of Africa, they're saying it's a neverending war in a part of Africa. The title is accurate.
Then they should specify, and not make it sound as if the whole of Africa is at war.
Sudan is part of Arab league
@@patienceacheampong9542 It… really doesn’t come across as that at all. Maybe to you but most people who look at “Africa’s longest war” and would assume it means “longest ongoing war in Africa”
@@Willie5000 They never said a part of africa but africa in general. Besides Sudan is part of Arab league idk if you know what tht means
Africa's ongoing conflicts, highlighted in BBC Africa's coverage, reflect deep-rooted issues such as political instability, ethnic divisions, and economic inequality.
These wars continue to devastate communities, displace millions, and hinder development.
A comprehensive approach involving diplomacy, governance reforms, and international support is crucial for lasting peace across the continent...
sounds exactly like the shithole britian has become
I’m praying for you Sudan, I’m always hoping the best for the people and for this cyclic violence to cease. I pray your future generations may never know these horrors your current generations must endure, I pray you have peace Sudan.
Beautiful, no leadership, over-grazing, not climate change. What a wonderful future for Africa.
And where is the African Union???? Of course colonial divide along side of racial. Once again nobody fault except our own. We allowed foreigners to bring in their culture, their culture dictates and we accept it. Sudan is like an auxiliary Arab base or government.
This conflict should be fixed by the African Union and helped out by our own people
What’s up with the upbeat music? You’re talking about a devastating war 🤦♂️
لقد ذاق السودانيين من نفس الكأس الذى سقوه لأهل دارفور الطيبين كما تدين تدان
L'Afrique sera libre et en paix un jour. Dieu est avec nous tous. Merci à Africa Eye, par l'intermédiaire de la British Broadcasting Corporation, pour ces éclaircissements et ces très reportage factuel...montrant mon soutien depuis la Zambie 🇿🇲😢😢
May Allah help our brothers and sisters in Sudan.
The war is Allah's will. Do not question Allah's will.
Well crafted and informative documentary on a very troubled and sad part of the world.
Sudan , Yemen. Syria , Gaza , Pakistan / Afghanistan , Sahel , North Mozambique , Boko Haram in Nigeria / Cameroon , Lebanon...
Is there a Muslim nation / region that IS NOT at war or a point of conflict?
Religion of peace we are constantly told.
Oman is fairly peaceful and absolutely prefers diplomacy. Indonesia doesnt fight its neighbors, and the Phillipines are victims of Chinese imperialism, no fault of their own. Egypt has learned over the last 30 years its better to work with others, even those that are different. Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan prefer to just be left alone, and Bangladesh is not aggressive to its neighbors
Interests is more valuable than human life. 😭😭😭😭
Its Unfortunate😢
May sudan get peace love from uganda .
War is business but who is behind each war is the root cause of each war.....that's why wars never end
The conflict is heartbreaking and shows how colonial divisions are still deeply rooted in our hearts as Africans, stopping us from growing as a continent. We often face similar conflicts across the continent, and it's sad that we don't learn from each other or see the traps set to harm us. I wish for peace in Sudan in the coming year. May God bring life and hope back to all the people and help them return to their safe homes. Thank you to the BBC and everyone who works to share the truth. We are watching and learning as the younger generation, hoping to break this cycle
which truth cant they just say sudan in undergoing war.... why drag the whole continent.... is Tanzania at war? Rubish* news
Nothing to do with colonialism , still blaming Europeans for your ethnic conflicts that’s been going on since time immemorial
@@jason9996 Your lack of understanding is causing you to lose common sense. Who created ethnic divisions among Africans? I'm not saying that African actions are right, but once you teach a dog to bark, you can't expect it to meow. I'm going to assume your statement comes from curiosity, because it sounds a bit silly.
What kind of colonialism? Ah the arab one...Your problems are: corruption, bad geography and primitive tribalism.
Herding cattle or livestock the way it is practiced in Africa is always a disaster waiting to unfold.
End all war Now!
Some countries talk about human rights and those who spend millions of dollars on an ordinary party just watch while people in another country are dying of hunger or some other distress. hypocrisy
Africa needs to unite
Why is the title saying Africa?? This generalisation should stop! For shame BBC
Imagine thousands of innocents dieing because of a fued between 2 people
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Important information
How many countries are at war inAfrica?
Most of the Black African countries are at war!
All those with precious resources wanted by countries willing to fund conflict and paying off leaders to be complicit.
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@EstaJeanette-nk7fj no. Conflict in Sudan, Mozambique, DRC/Rwanda, Nigeria/Niger, Somalia, Mali/Senegal
all the muslim countries
Why there's no Free Free Sudan movement? Are Palestinians more important than the Sudanese people?
Sudan is in civil war, and not the revolutionary kind. Whether the RSF or SAF win, the borders stay the same. For Gaza though, its a very different situation
2:13 "...during the first genocide..."
Let that sink in 🤔
Didn't South Sudan secede from Sudan because of Darfour? Why wasn't Darfur included?
So anybody doing something about. Where us human rights organization?
They are constantly at UN councils and aid organizations clamering for more resources to help people. Sudan, Ethiopa, Yemen, and Syria are constantly on the agenda due to the intense suffering of their people. They just don't get much media time in the west
May allah help sudan 🇸🇩 🙏 🤲 i rember this used to be a nice country and im from sudan..
Shame on our African leaders specifically Sudanese, Ethiopian, Eritrean learders.
At least Eritrea isn't in civil conflict. Definitely not as bad as the latter two's situation.
The main points to adress would have to do is remove indefinite military conscription and to ensure there are policies free speech & democratic elections, writing a consitution etc (basic things a new country should have had). Find some way to deal with the economic stagnation by growing the tourism sector maybe at the coasts of Massawa and maybe undergoing some sort of revival process for asmara.
Ethiopia and Sudans situation is going to cause a scar. The damage might heal overtime but there will be proof of that wound considering there is internal divisions, people in our region love to hold grudges so it will linger for a while.
The real reason of misery on this country is a greed of power
Hello people of Aftrica, here is a message for you: Stop killing each other. That's all.
AFrica is not a country, better title Hello Sudanese people stop killing each other. That's all What does a country in Africa let say Botswana or Senegal has to do with the Sudanese conflict.
Misleading title but good reporting
Africa must be totally free from Western morden slavery, AES is leading the way out ✊🏾
Now where are California and Harvard universities protesters
Only Sudan can end the war, otherwise Sudan is the new Somalia
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Africa's Myanmar but worse..
And like Myanmar the world doesn't really care.
The reality is setting in, for decades they have been hiding their hatred for each other for years. Now there is no south to marginalize so the claimed Arabs are turninig on their less light skin Arabs. Sudan would have been one of the greatest country in Africa but involving religion with country afairs will drive it to ruins
Wtf you clearly missed the whole point if that's your conclusion the problem with you guys is that you have much hate and hunger to genocide to the point that after you gained your independence you failed to build a cohesive environment , stable economy and harmonious society you blame arabs for every single conspiracy that you justify and its not surprising that you're all enjoy it. Yeah but it's typical from someone like you who doesn't have culture, history, civilization ,narrative or anything substantial to respect nonetheless than living in the wilderness the inferior complex that you have is the cause of your misery and that's why you will always be like this
What an ugly title Shame on you BBC
They haven’t changed; they are still the same old people who continue to highlight Africa in the negative. It’s high time we stopped this.
@@isaacabbanwtf with you people? It’s not Sudan where there’s fighting in Africa. DRC, Central Africa republic,Somalia, and just to mention a few.
@@mzee5533 what about the rest of the 45+ countries at peace. Do you say European union is at war because Ukraine is at war? we mzee acha ujingaa mbwaa
@@Somuchtosay-l3uyes Europe has entered a war
Why do you guys always generalised Africa. Over 50 African countries are at peace but BBC likes to look for negatives only
Mental warfare...thats is why the say AFRICA...to create an illusion to the outsides world and condition us that wars is a part of us..but lol we are definitely awake not falling for it anymore
Yeah but drowned in corruption which might spark more wars. So simply your situation is sh*t
Please educate us about this peace you are referring to and list these 50 countries.
Merry Christmas BBC ! 😂😂
Those who fund these rebels still have the guts to pay the media to report about the incidents 😮😮😮😢😢😢
I don’t like this title BBC! Sudan is one country.
i pray for unity in Sudan in jesus mighty name Amen?,,,
...while all focus is in the middle east , this war is one of many that decimated many parts of african. Rank and file please
why cant they just be normal
Sudan’s war NOT Africa’s war.
The international interest is the root cause. That Gold is a curse
Sad
I can hear screaming from Dafur.
Everyone always talks about Palestine but never about conflicts like these. The Muslims are to blame.
Why Africa in the tittle BBC when this is about Sudan ..
Doing that will only further alienate Sudan. This is happening in Sudan. In Africa. We have to start by realizing that.
Guys Never EVER FORGET WHO CREATE THIS WARS
I am not hearing US
Why bbc only worried about peaceful Africa
So sudan is the whole of Africa this days
FINALLY yhe "international community" is noticing this!
Yes, it's the "western world" to blame for everything, right?
There’s a saying that goes around
If Africans were still colonised this wouldn’t have happened the only sad part was the I’ll treatment and inhumane conditions Africans were subjected to (I’m a black man)
And you being a black man is supposed to give your statement some weight?
And you being a black man is supposed to give your statement some weight?
@mikatekombambo1540 yess so that you don’t call me a white man that doesn’t know anything
Who's mongering the war??? 😮😮😮😮
How come is it always Russia... when a region turns into chaos and the generals take power?
This is because they normalized with the occupation
Also add never ending overpopulation
The blacks in Darfur are suffering, Arabs have taken control of a region of Africa nutritiously known as the black land.
And when will the BBC start showing other good news from Africa? They are always focused on the bad side even though there are also great African stories to be told. I've never seen the positive stories make headlines on BBC platforms.
BBC should know that Sudan is a country and Africa is a continent 😂
Name a part of the sahael thats not at war.
Lies over generalized, I am from Africa and I am 34 years old. I have never witnessed a single battle. What did you mean by "; Africa's unending war"
The problem is the so call solution Aka international committee 👎👎
The worlds most ignored humanitarian crisis and most ignored crisis, Sudan is a failed state don't get me wrong you probably have areas that are relatively good periods of low to no conflict and people that have done well, but this country has been in perpetual state of conflict ever since independence from Great Britain and Egypt, the South Sudan while on paper they were one country they were not the same people as the north and were not administered in colonial times as really one entity and they not mostly Muslim, mostly Christian and indigenous religions the south fought 2 civil long civil wars for different reasons and when finally given a choice they voted to leave overwhelmingly sad that they descended into their own conflict shortly after independence though. That conflict kinda similar to the one in the north 2 wartime leaders fighting but good that the peace deal has settled it. Darfur now that region another region while on paper was administered as part of sudan but was not really treated the same only they have more people claim arab descent and people who are muslim, the BBC chose to frame this conflict as a climate change one the fulfilling the climate agenda but the actual sudanese say lack of many things were the key drivers of if and what driving this civil war is battle for power and as long as money from other persons involved it is longer to end funny part about the sudan civil war not you have nations from the outside that aiding in many ways both sides they as this is not a battle of ideology or ethnicity this a power thing, initially it was about folding in the RSF into the sudan army both generals said ok we will do it then RSF want to stretch it out the sudan army says in shortest time RSF general says give me 2nd highest rank sudan general says no way jose, sudan generals say give up the goldmines RSF no i need them i got them sudan general say no they were illegally acquired or forced basically both guys see each other as a threat in some way even though both know each other well work with each other for many years
UAE is supporting RSF and is sending weapons and supplies through aircrago landing in Chad and supplying to RSF.
The only thing that surprised me about this report is that the tragedy of Darfur and Sudan was not blamed entirely on European colonialism.
As an American would say America first... even when we have a few people worth over a trillion dollars .......
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What are they fighting for?? Oil??
Who's giving them the guns and ammunition??
Wars are began
How cruelty is human we see in Sudan and Gaza
While Jesus was preaching peaceful revolution and forgiveness,Muhammad was busy preaching arm-struggle and unending jihad and intifada.
He was busy grooming 6yo girls too... and goats, lots of them xD
Colonial Rule always at the heart of crisis
God has cursed sudan with rich natural resources
الامارات العربية المتحدة هي المسؤولة عن اطاله امد الحرب بسبب دعمها اللوجستي لملشيات الدعم السريع ودولة تشاد مسؤولة عن توصيل الاسلحة التي تنزل من الامارات الي مطار ام جرس
وبعد كل هذا الامن الدولي لا يحرك ساكنين لانها هذة الاعتداءت ولم يدين حتي الدول المتوطة بعد كل الادلة التي عرضت لة وينظر للامور بعينة العورا
الكل المسؤول عن هذة الحرب اللعينة 😢
وكذلك مصر وروسيا وايران واريتريا
Please don't bring your propaganda here about africa 😅😅😅😅😅
Some brutal sanctions on UAE
No money for food but they all got weapons. Seems like they made a choice?
BBC change the headline to "Outside countries at war in Africa" making it the battlefield for outside countries
Another player is Russia 😂😅seriously ? Europe, more precisely, UK has been keeping their hands on Sudan forever, and you want to blame the Russians for it? Russia never e explore or colonise any african country as Europe did. Besides, Russia has many resources as Africans' country .😊😂😅good luck on your lies, that's why AES BLOCK THIS CHANNEL THERE.
But they are just having fun💁🏻♂💁🏻♂