A nation trapped: photographing the broken promises of Sudan's revolution

Despite the fact that peace agreements have been signed, there is still insecurity in the Darfur region of Sudan. In the Shaddad camp, almost 700 families have made makeshift shelters. On 13 February 2021, 10 days after they had arrived, they had still not received any aid. © Abdulmonam Eassa for Le Monde

Perpignan, France – Syrian-born photographer Abdulmonam Eassa travelled to Sudan as the fall of its longtime dictator, toppled by massive protests, raised hopes of a democratic rebirth. Instead, he witnessed the country descend into another military takeover, rivalry and all-out war. RFI spoke to him about the resulting photo series, War in Sudan: A Nation Trapped, which is now on show at the Visa pour l'Image festival in southern France.

The series, which was awarded a World Press Photo prize earlier this year, is made up of images captured between 2020 and 2025 – from the wake of the 2019 revolution, to the start of the war between the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023 and the worsening of the conflict, which remains ongoing.