Sudan: ‘Leaving Omdurman’ – Saad Obeid About the First Months of War in Sudan

Cairo / Amsterdam — After Radio Dabanga’s English team obtained The Disaster, a book written by Saad Obeid, professor in theatre at the Sudan University, about life in Omdurman during the first five months of the war, it was decided to publish excerpts of the text. Sharing Obeid’s memories means sharing the experiences of many Sudanese in areas occupied by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who lived through the same dangers, mental and physical assaults, perhaps even worse.

When war broke out…