The Unfolding Genocide in Sudan

This is the New Yorker Radio Hour, a co-production of WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. This is the New Yorker Radio Hour. I'm David Remnik. Your newsfeed is undoubtedly filled with the crises in Los Angeles and Washington. From abroad, it's likely filled with stories from the Middle East and Ukraine.

But the Civil War in Sudan, which the State Department has called a genocide, receives relatively little attention. Recently, the New Yorker published a brilliant report from Sudan by longtime contributor, Nicholas Nyarkos. The Civil War pits the Sudanese army against a militia group controlled by a billionaire general. The groups were formerly allies, but now they occupy different parts of the country, destroying infrastructure in the opposing group's territory and committing atrocities against civilians, atrocities that are directed in particular against members of Sudan's black ethnic groups. At least 9,000 civilians have been killed in the last two years, over five million people have been displaced.

That's all according to Human Rights Watch. And I want to mention that our story today addresses widespread sexual violence carried out by soldiers and may not be appropriate for some listeners. Our writer Nicholas Niarkos did his reporting from a refugee camp deep in Sudan's Nuba Mountains. Nick, the war in Sudan is something that has not been covered nearly enough. Uh and you did a remarkable piece in The New Yorker and you were recently there.

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