Africa: All of Africa Today – February 20, 2026

Sudan’s RSF Accused of Coordinated Genocide in Darfur

A UN fact-finding mission concluded that atrocities committed during the siege and capture of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces amounted to genocide.  This is the closest the UN has come to declaring that RSF fighters in Darfur are carrying out genocide during the current conflict. The RSF has not commented on the report but has denied previous accusations. Investigators, who relied on more than 320 survivor…