In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Nisrin Elamin, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Toronto, paints a grim picture of life in Sudan today. She says the current war, which exploded on April 15, 2023, is devastating both rural and urban communities. Elamin also identifies small pockets of hope. In the absence of a properly functioning government and looming famine, grassroots groups are stepping in to help people survive.
Since last April, Sudanese people have been caught in the middle of a violent conflict between two warring military regimes — the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
