Why mass violence in Sudan and Ethiopia follows the same regional playbook—despite different actorsWhat is unfolding today in Sudan and Ethiopia is often portrayed as two separate and unrelated crises. Although the actors, timelines, and political contexts differ, the mechanisms of mass violence in both countries are strikingly similar. This analysis does not claim that a single command center orchestrates the wars in Sudan and Ethiopia. Sudan: genocide with identifiable supply linesIn western Sudan, particularly in Darfur, patterns of mass atrocity are both familiar and extensively documented. Ethiopia: mass atrocities without a single foreign sponsorEthiopia’s conflicts, spanning Amhara, Oromia, and previously Tigray, do not resemble Sudan’s two-sided civil war.

Source: Ethiopian News December 24, 2025 22:02 UTC