Sudanese refugees residing in South Sudan’s Northern Upper Nile Renk County have made a heartfelt plea for peace. In an exclusive interview with Oz Arab Media, these refugees expressed their desire to return to their homeland, urging Sudanese leaders to end the ongoing conflict and address their suffering in the refugee camps. One refugee, who wished to remain anonymous, emphasized that Generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedit) should expedite the political process to end the two-year conflict that has allegedly resulted in over 1,400 deaths and displaced 25 million people.

Nearly half of Sudan’s population has fled to neighbouring countries since the war began on April 15th. Despite numerous appeals for peace, the civil war remains one of the worst internal conflicts in the country’s history. Currently, about eight million people require humanitarian assistance, yet soldiers have reportedly blocked aid from reaching civilians.

The conflict has led to numerous human rights violations and abusive practices by both warring parties. This has reignited hostilities in historically unstable regions, particularly in Darfur and central Khartoum, exacerbating the violations. Diplomatic efforts to negotiate a peace deal between the powerful Generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, are in disarray. Despite a recent African Union meeting on Sudan’s future peace, these two generals appear unwilling to give peace a chance in their country.

In April, following the outbreak of fighting in Khartoum, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held an emergency summit on the Sudan crisis. The summit, attended virtually by the presidents of South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Djibouti, was convened by IGAD’s Executive Secretary. During the meeting, leaders called for a cessation of hostilities and the opening of humanitarian corridors to facilitate aid delivery.