top Diplomats Demand Sudan Ceasefire as Atrocities Mount
Manama, Bahrain – November 1, 2025 – Leading diplomats from Germany, Jordan, and the United Kingdom have urgently called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, citing reports of escalating atrocities and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis. The calls for action came during a summit in Manama, Bahrain, where officials expressed deep concern over the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid support forces (RSF).
The situation in Darfur is especially dire, with reports detailing mass executions, starvation, and widespread sexual violence. “Reports from Darfur in recent days have truly horrifying atrocities,” said UK Foreign Secretary Ms. Cooper. “Mass executions, starvation and the devastating use of rape as a weapon of war, with women and children bearing the brunt of the largest humanitarian crisis in the 21st century. For too long,this terrible conflict has been neglected,while suffering has simply increased.” Ms. Cooper emphasized that aid alone cannot resolve the crisis, stating, “no amount of aid can resolve a crisis of this magnitude until the guns fall silent.”
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul directly accused the RSF of violence in el-Fasher, describing Sudan as ”absolutely an apocalyptic situation.” Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi echoed these concerns, stating that Sudan has not received “the attention it deserves,” and that a “humanitarian crisis of inhumane proportions” is unfolding. “We’ve got to stop that,” he said.
The conflict in Sudan erupted in April 2023, stemming from a power struggle between the Sudanese army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The fighting has plunged the country into chaos, displacing millions and pushing Sudan to the brink of collapse.
