Messages from Sudan's war
People inside Sudan share their experiences of the war they say the world has ignored.
Few people in Sudan have been left untouched by the civil war. More than 150,000 people have died, 12 people million have been forced to leave their homes and millions face starvation.
The conflict broke out in April 2023 after a vicious struggle for power between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Today, the front lines are in the south and the western Darfur region.
We hear messages from people inside the besieged city of el-Fasher and bring together displaced families in conversation to share their experiences.
“It was terrifying, the bombing and shelling over our heads,” Isra tells us. “We’re still struggling for safety and basic necessities of life – food and clean water,” adds Abdalrashid.
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders has warned that Sudan also faces the worst cholera outbreak the country has seen in years. Representatives from aid agencies tell us how they are struggling to reach people most in need.
Presenter: Andrew Peach
ѿý producers: Anjolaoluwa Olosunde and Isabella Bull
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham
An EcoAudio certified Boffin Media production in partnership with the OS team.
(Photo: A Sudanese cholera patient looks on as he lies on a bed at a United Nations-Run makeshift clinic, in Tawila north Darfur, Sudan, August 5, 2025. Credit: Mohammed Jamal/Reuters)
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