Warring Factions Drive Man-Made Famine Across Sudan
The Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces have triggered a man-made famine by destroying infrastructure and using food supplies as weapons of war.
A man-made famine has gripped Sudan throughout 2024 and 2025, resulting from the conflict between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Unlike previous crises caused by natural disasters, this famine stems from the systematic destruction of markets, crops, and infrastructure, alongside the forced displacement of farmers from their land.
Humanitarian activist Abdullah al-Tijani reports that the crisis has spread across major urban and agricultural hubs, including Khartoum, Gezira, Sennar, Darfur, and Kordofan. The warring parties are accused of restricting humanitarian access and utilizing food supplies as a tool of war to pressure opponents and populations.
Despite possessing Nile water resources and 200 million acres of arable land, Sudan's agricultural potential remains unfulfilled. The current instability has transformed a region with significant food-producing capacity into a zone of acute food insecurity.
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