Massacre in Sudan - why is the world just watching?
El-Fasher, the capital of the Sudanese province of North Darfur, is in a catastrophic state following its capture by RSF militia. There are reports that the RSF has killed at least 1,500 civilians in the last few days. More than 460 of the killings took place in a hospital, according to the World Health Organisation. European media lament the lethargy of the international community.
Nothing being done to prevent further partition
The international community talks about Sudan but does nothing, Le Monde observes:
“Unfortunately, none of the major powers that officially express concern about the fate of the Sudanese people have ever held those responsible for the chaos to account. ... The inability of the countries that met in Washington on 24 October [the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE] to take any concerted action while the fate of el-Fasher was still undecided is all the more shocking. None of the forces present are pointing to the danger of further partition of the country following the secession of South Sudan in 2011. Without negotiations, however, the logic of a war in which neither side gains the upper hand will inevitably lead to this outcome.”
The murderers have a free hand
Tages-Anzeiger criticises the passivity of the international community:
“Since diplomatic priorities are focused entirely on the Middle East and Ukraine, nothings suggests that the RSF will be worried about the United Nations being 'deeply alarmed' by the events in el-Fasher. RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo knows that nobody will intervene militarily in this remote part of the world to try to punish war crimes. ... There is a great danger that what the RSF militia did in Junayna in West Darfur, where thousands of people were presumably killed because they belonged to a certain non-Arab ethnic group, will be repeated on a much larger scale in el-Fasher.”
Put pressure on arms suppliers
The international community must take concerted action, Tagesschau.de urges:
“Trump's method - exerting maximum pressure on the parties directly involved in the war - could help to achieve a ceasefire. But further steps must then be taken by the United Nations, the European Union and the International Criminal Court. The pressure on arms suppliers such as the United Arab Emirates must increase - also by means of public exposure: when people think of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, it should not just be Formula 1 and chocolate that come to mind, but also the children killed in Darfur.”