Sudan faces ‘Libya scenario’

Smoke billowing from a fire at a lumber warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst fighting in June between the RSF and Sudanese army. — AFP

MORE than seven months into Sudan’s devastating war that has killed thousands and displaced millions, experts warn that the scarred and impoverished country faces the threat of breaking apart.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is waging war against the armed forces and there have been reports of new massacres in Sudan’s western Darfur region.