International Rescue Efforts in Sudan Amid Escalating Crisis

International Rescue Efforts in Sudan Amid Escalating Crisis

In the dead of night, HMS Al Diriyah approaches Sudan's coast with sweeping search lights to secure safe passage for their warship into a harbour rapidly transforming into a major evacuation and humanitarian hub in Sudan's deepening crisis.

The Port Sudan is overwhelmed by people fleeing Khartoum and other places as fighting erupted there on 15 April, amidst very imperfect and partial ceasefires, pitched battle for power between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.

The international rescue effort is evacuating people of various nationalities, including Yemenis, Syrians, and Sudanese, from the embattled country, which is now becoming a major evacuation and humanitarian hub.

Why has fighting broken out in Sudan? What are the major powers' interests and influence in Sudan?