Outbreak of conflict in Sudan between two previously allied factions has left churches and the minority Christian population that they serve in a vulnerable position.
Several short-lived ceasefires have been negotiated, their successive failures exacerbating a humanitarian crisis displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
It is unclear if churches are being deliberately targeted or caught in the crossfire. Warring factions signed a deal earlier this month in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia committing to the protection of civilians during the fighting. As with the earlier ceasefire accords, both sides are failing to abide by the agreement.
One faction is led by General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (commonly known as Hemedti) leads the opposing Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that emerged from earlier conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region. The turn of events in Sudan is not surprising, says Katartismos Global…
