Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). As the conflict escalates, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence, with entire communities displaced, massacred, and left without access to basic necessities.
Among the most vulnerable are South Sudanese nationals, many of whom have lived in Sudan for decades. Once refugees of past conflicts, they now find themselves trapped in a war that is not their own—yet they are being deliberately targeted. Branded as collaborators by one side and foreign enemies by the other, they face systematic violence, displacement, and starvation.
As fighting spreads across Sudan, South Sudanese civilians are running out of time. Without urgent intervention, thousands more lives will be lost.
The Kanabi Massacre: A Warning We Cannot Ignore
On January 15, 2025, the world witnessed one of the most horrific atrocities of the war: the Kanabi Massacre. Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied militias stormed the Kanabi neighbourhood in Omdurman, where a large number of South Sudanese refugees had taken shelter.
Kanabi Massacre: A Warning We Cannot Ignore
- Men, women, and children were slaughtered—accused of being RSF sympathisers simply because of their South Sudanese identity.
- Homes were torched, forcing survivors to flee into the streets, where they were met with gunfire.
- Eyewitnesses reported targeted executions, with South Sudanese men being pulled from their homes and killed on sight.
The massacre sent shockwaves through the region, yet no immediate international intervention followed. Today, the threat of more Kanabi-like massacres looms, as South Sudanese remain stranded in conflict zones with no safe passage out.