Violence and Alleged Genocide in Parts of Africa by Troy T the Editor

Violence and Alleged Genocide in Parts of Africa: Focus on Sudan and Eastern DRC**  

For ThePowerPlayersMagazine.com | Editor Troy T | Nov. 3, 2026

Conflicts in parts of Africa continue to produce mass atrocities, with credible reports of ethnic targeting that some investigators describe as carrying the hallmarks of genocide. The two most heavily documented cases as of late 2026 are Sudan’s civil war and the long-running violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).[](<https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/26/sudan-one-year-on-from-the-cataclysm-of-el-fasher>)

**Sudan: El Fasher and Darfur**  

Sudan’s war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April 2023. In late October 2025, after an 18-month siege, the RSF seized El Fasher (al-Fasher) in North Darfur. The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan concluded that RSF actions there bore the “hallmarks of genocide” against non-Arab communities, particularly the Zaghawa and Fur.[](<https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc6177-sudan-hallmarks-genocide-el-fasher-report-independent>)

The mission documented mass killings, widespread rape and sexual violence, arbitrary detention, torture, and the deliberate imposition of conditions of life calculated to destroy those groups. UN Human Rights Office estimates indicate more than 6,000 people were killed in the final three days of the offensive. Survivors reported RSF fighters asking “Is there anyone Zaghawa among you?” and stating intentions to “eliminate anything black from Darfur.” At least three underlying acts listed in the Genocide Convention were assessed as present: killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting destructive conditions of life. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have reported parallel findings of ethnic cleansing patterns, sexual violence, and abductions.[](<https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/26/sudan-one-year-on-from-the-cataclysm-of-el-fasher>)

The broader conflict has produced tens to over 100,000 documented deaths (higher estimates exist), massive displacement, and famine risk in multiple areas. Both sides have been accused of abuses, but the UN mission specifically identified ethnic targeting and genocidal indicators tied to the RSF in El Fasher.[](<https://blackwing.im/conflicts/sudan>)

**Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo**  

Eastern DRC has faced decades of overlapping conflicts involving more than 100 armed groups. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion has expanded territorial control in North and South Kivu, capturing major cities such as Goma in 2025. UN and human rights reports document mass killings, widespread sexual violence used as a weapon of war, forced recruitment (including of children), abductions, and large-scale displacement—currently exceeding 6 million internally displaced people, with over 26 million facing acute food insecurity.[](<https://www.hrw.org/africa/democratic-republic-congo>)

Human Rights Watch has reported summary executions, unlawful killings, and sexual violence by M23 and Rwandan forces during occupations such as Uvira. Other groups, including the Islamic State-linked ADF, continue to kill hundreds of civilians in attacks. While no UN fact-finding mission has issued a formal “hallmarks of genocide” determination comparable to Sudan’s, observers including Genocide Watch’s Gregory Stanton have described the cumulative, continuous killings and neglect as a “silent genocide” that fails to match the rapid, concentrated pattern of better-known cases. Peace efforts involving the U.S., Qatar, and the African Union have not produced a lasting ceasefire.[](<https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/un-warns-fighting-persists-in-dr-congo-despite-peace-efforts>)

**Broader Context and Sources**  

These crises occur amid weak governance, resource competition, ethnic and political rivalries, and limited international enforcement. Peer and institutional sources include the UN Fact-Finding Mission reports (A/HRC/61/77 and follow-ups), Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, UN Human Rights Office briefings, and academic/conflict trackers such as those aggregating ACLED and UCDP data. Accountability remains limited; sanctions have been applied selectively, and arms flows continue despite embargoes.[](<https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc6177-sudan-hallmarks-genocide-el-fasher-report-independent>)

The legal threshold for genocide requires specific intent to destroy a protected group in whole or in part. Investigators have found indicators in the Sudan case; the DRC situation is characterized more by protracted mass atrocities and humanitarian catastrophe. Continued documentation by independent bodies remains essential for any future accountability.