- and that this not a civil war but a proxy war & hostile takeover of Sudan for her abundant resources, in particular gold which is used to enrich the UAE.

Reminder that the RSF is backed by the UAE, that there is plenty of evidence of the destruction of cultural & heritage sites, documents, & works of art specific to Sudanese people, that this is the worst internal displacement crisis in the world, that there is evidence of population shifts-

just sent you a link!

Above all, the conflict minerals narrative reproduces a problematic kind of African exceptionalism. Whereas war in other settings is often acknowledged to be the product of a more complex type of geopolitics, history, and ideology, warfare in Africa is reduced to naked greed.

It is deeply inscribed in White Saviourism. It does not acknowledge African agency, let alone account for a changing world where non-Western corporations have become major electronics producers.

have you seen the film Sankofa(1993)?

- Jezira Conference: number of documented rape cases during 14mos of RSF control reached 890.

- “112 minors were subjected to rape out of the total number of victims […] cases of abortion resulting from rape reached 135 […] unwanted pregnancy reached 125.”

#KeepEyesOnSudan