‘It’s Getting Harder And Harder’: Sudan War Six Months On

A Sudanese resident has said lately, life is “getting harder and harder” six months into the ongoing civil war.

A conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, has killed more than 5,000 people and forced five million others from their homes, according to the UN.

As the conflict deepens, humanitarian conditions there are worsening, as is the promise of a long-awaited transition to democracy.

Mohammed, who has been in Sudan since the conflict started in April, has spoken lately that life has been “a mess”.

“Everything changed rapidly… the situation is dynamic,” he said. “It’s getting harder and harder.”

However, Mohammed believes there is hope – volunteers and humanitarian groups on the ground are working to provide aid and support to those suffering.

“Something good always happens when there is evil around,” he said.

BBC/Jide Johnson.