Joshua Craze – The War No One Wanted
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In Sudan, the forces unleashed by the remnants of Bashir’s regime have not won. Even under siege, life continues.
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I am supposed to be an expert. I write reports about the war. Diplomats with concerned brows ask me for my opinion on where the conflict is going. Will the RSF take Babanusa? Will its drones strike Khartoum again? Are the UAE interested in peace? The answer to the last question seems obvious to me—it’s contained in images of the bright new weapons the Emirates have festooned on the RSF, with as much largesse as Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan uses to outfit the Manchester City frontline. I try to answer the other questions the diplomats pose, but under my peacocked expertise, I’m confused. This war, I cannot understand it all. Perhaps it’s not helpful for the expert to hold up his hands and announce his confusion, but I think there is a clue here, something that might help us comprehend the war’s enormous complexity. My confusion has its roots in a demonstration I attended in Khartoum, back in October 2021.
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