Sudan faces 'world's worst humanitarian catastrophe'

The British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, stated on Monday that Sudan was experiencing "the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world" during a forum focused on Africa held in Marrakech, central Morocco.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been the scene of a power struggle between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohamed Hamdane Dagalo, and the army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, the de facto leader of the country.

"The crisis in Sudan [...] is currently the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world and it is extremely concerning," the British minister warned in response to a question about the situation from Mo Ibrahim, an Anglo-Sudanese businessman and founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which organized the forum that began on Sunday in Marrakech.

"There is ambivalence, ambiguity, and certainly a lack of visibility of this crisis on a global scale, and in much of the Western world," Lammy lamented, stating he had "decided very early on" after taking office to do everything possible "to draw attention" to the situation.

The war in Sudan has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and displaced 13 million people. It has led to the collapse of the health system, devastated numerous infrastructures, and famine has been officially declared in five areas of the country: three displacement camps in Darfur and several parts of the Nuba mountain region.