On 24 November 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a unilateral three-month humanitarian truce. A move widely seen as an attempt to defuse mounting international pressure after allegations of mass atrocities in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.
The truce follows a sweeping takeover of the region by RSF forces in late October, after an 18-month siege. Almost immediately after the capture, survivors reported summary executions, widespread violence, and sexual assaults committed by RSF fighters.
More than 65,000 people are estimated to have fled the area though many remain trapped, starving, and exposed to violence. The fall of the city triggered a humanitarian collapse.
Food, water, and medical supplies have nearly vanished, and famine has officially been declared in El-Fasher and other neighboring regions.
Aid groups warn of a dire situation for children. In one region, 23 children died of malnutrition in a single month during the siege and blockade.
Meanwhile, critics caution that the RSF’s ceasefire may be little more than a tactical pause. Analysts argue the truce gives the RSF time to regroup, restock, and prepare for new offensives.
According to recent UN-linked and humanitarian reports, the death toll has reached tens of thousands, and over 14 million people have been displaced, making the Sudan conflict one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century.
As the world watches, survivors in displacement camps speak of fear, loss, and uncertainty; children arrive malnourished and traumatized. Families flee with nothing, and communities, especially in Darfur and Kordofan, brace for what may come next.
Some observers see the truce as a glimmer of hope, others see it as a mere pause before more suffering escalates.
What happens in the coming weeks, particularly whether humanitarian aid reaches besieged communities, and whether the truce holds, could decide whether this fragile ceasefire becomes a path toward peace, or just another chapter in Sudan’s long nightmare.
