Colombian Mercenaries Hired by Sudanese Paramilitary Group to Train Children: 'War Is a Business'

At least 300 Colombian mercenaries were reportedly deployed to fight in Sudan’s civil war, according to a Colombian newspaper investigation published last year. (Credit: Via The Guardian)

For over two years Sudan has been engulfed in a civil war, which the United Nations describes as one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history.

Since the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began fighting in April 2023, official estimates put at least 150,000 dead and nearly 13 million displaced. The violence has pushed Sudan into extreme levels of poverty, with organizations such as UNICEF reporting cases of severe famine, widespread food insecurity, and numerous human rights violations.