Sudan: ‘Forced Searches and Deliberate Grazing’ Haunt Farmers in Sudan’s Kutum

Kutum — The humanitarian situation in Kutum, North Darfur, has deteriorated sharply in recent months, due to increased robberies, destruction of farmland, and worsening health and living conditions.

Kutum, located 160 kilometres northwest of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has seen a surge in roadblocks and robberies carried out by militiamen, particularly on Mondays and Thursdays, which are market days.

“One of the gunmen put his hand under my clothes and touched my body under the…