Justina Wamae condemns El Fasher hospital massacre in Sudan
By Faith Lagat, October 31, 2025Former Roots Party presidential candidate Justina Wamae took to X to denounce a horrific massacre in Sudan’s El Fasher, where a maternity ward was stormed, leaving a devastating toll.
“Genocide continues in Sudan El Fasher, it is said that a maternity ward was stormed; 460 people, including newborns and doctors, were slaughtered. Known perpetrators must be condemned! #inatuhusu Zaidii,” she wrote, her words carrying the weight of urgency and a plea for justice.
The post has sparked global attention, drawing focus to the escalating violence in the war-torn region.
Systematic killings and the RSF siege
According to the BBC, emerging evidence of systematic killings in El Fasher has prompted human rights and aid activists to describe the civil war between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese military as a “continuation of the Darfur genocide.”
The fall of El Fasher, after an 18-month RSF siege, has laid bare the layers of Sudan’s conflict, echoing the brutal ethnic cleansing of the early 2000s when the Janjaweed, predecessor to the RSF, massacred hundreds of thousands of non-Arab Darfuris.
The RSF, now accused of ethnic killings since its power struggle with the army erupted in April 2023, has faced renewed scrutiny following the hospital attack.
Reports from survivors paint a harrowing picture. A man who fled to Tawila told the BBC Arabic service, “The situation in El Fasher is extremely dire and there are violations taking place on the roads, including looting and shooting, with no distinction made between young or old.”
Another survivor, Ikram Abdelhameed, recounted to Reuters how RSF soldiers separated fleeing civilians at an earthen barrier and shot the men. Satellite images from
Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab reveal clusters of bodies and reddish patches, possibly blood stains, marking what analysts believe are massacre sites. The Yale researchers conclude that El Fasher “appears to be in a systematic and intentional process of ethnic cleansing of… indigenous non-Arab communities through forced displacement and summary execution.”
AU condemns RSF atrocities
The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) has expressed alarm over escalating violence and atrocities in El Fasher, North Darfur, following its takeover by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
In a resolution adopted during its 1308th emergency meeting on October 28, 2025, the Council condemned the RSF’s human rights violations and warned that those responsible will be held accountable.
The AU described the situation, where residents have been under siege since May 2024 with no access to food or necessities, as “an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe that offends African values and international law.”
The PSC called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors to deliver aid. It directed the AU Commission to monitor ongoing atrocities, develop a civilian protection plan, and submit recommendations within three weeks, while condemning external interference fueling the conflict.
To boost peace efforts, the PSC asked the AU Commission Chairperson to convene a joint meeting with the UN, IGAD, and the Quad on Sudan. The communique stressed monitoring crimes, preventing escalation, and coordinating a unified peace mechanism, reiterating that perpetrators and external actors worsening the conflict will be held accountable.