Sudan's Media Narrative Ignores the Architects of Its Crisis
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports on Sudanese women breaking societal norms and taking on new roles to ensure their families' survival amidst the catastrophic civil war, emphasizing the impact on millions of children out of school. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) didn't
emerge from a vacuum. It follows a 2021 military coup, supported by regional and international actors like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the US, which derailed Sudan's fragile transition to civilian rule after the 2019 overthrow of Omar al-Bashir. The US, with its long history of intervention, sanctioned Sudan for decades, crippled its economy, and then offered conditional 'relief' tied to
normalization deals with Israel in 2020 via the Abraham Accords. This forced alignment ignored the Sudanese people's demands for economic recovery and stability, instead prioritizing US/Israeli geopolitical interests. Double Standard: Western media outlets, including Al Jazeera, frame the conflict as an internal Sudanese struggle, often focusing on the 'traditional rules' and cultural aspects,
while deliberately obscuring the fingerprints of external powers. When similarly devastating conflicts unfold in regions less aligned with Western interests, like Libya after the 2011 NATO intervention, the conversation immediately shifts to 'failed states' and 'humanitarian crises' without a deep dive into the beneficiaries of the chaos. The $150 million aid the US announced for Sudan in November