Mat Nashed

Some Er­itre­ans are re­port­ed­ly miss­ing in Su­dan, rais­ing fears of kid­nap­pings by Er­itre­an au­thor­i­ties or traf­fick­ers.

While at­ten­tion has fo­cused on the con­flict in Khar­toum, an uptick in vi­o­lence in el-Geneina is ter­ri­fy­ing res­i­dents.

Ex­perts say ar­rests are part of a broad­er cam­paign by the army to con­sol­i­date con­trol over aid re­lief.

Me­dia work­ers say they’re be­ing in­ti­mat­ed by war­ring forces on both sides for re­port­ing hu­man rights vi­o­la­tions.

Peo­ple are us­ing so­cial me­dia groups to seek in­for­ma­tion about their loved ones a month af­ter the clash­es erupt­ed.

Fight­ing be­tween Su­dan’s army and RSF could up­end South Su­dan’s shaky peace due to oil ex­ports and de­mo­graph­ic con­cerns.

Medics say they are been la­belled trai­tors by the army and ac­cused of treat­ing para­mil­i­tary fight­ers.

The RSF has re­port­ed­ly em­bed­ded it­self in res­i­den­tial ar­eas by turn­ing flats and even hos­pi­tals into mil­i­tary out­posts.

The coun­tries have a long his­to­ry of get­ting in­volved in each oth­er’s af­fairs, lead­ing to fears of a re­gion­al cri­sis.

The RSF could be more vul­ner­a­ble in its strong­hold in Dar­fur, where a ri­val foe is chal­leng­ing Hemedti.