SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Independent - As Sudan falls deeper into crisis, it’s increasingly clear what’s missing: support from the international community
Paula Akpan calls for the international community to “raise awareness and continue sharing information as widely as possible,” amid the internet blackout in Sudan which “aims to stifle, suppress and silence the Sudanese people.”
Noting that a reported €1bn was pledged towards repairing the Notre Dame, while messages of solidarity rushed in from politicians around the world, Akpan questions where there was such “dismay and uproar,” arguing that “it would appear that architecture holds more value than the lives of Sudanese civilians.”
Akpan highlights the importance of hashtags suchs #IamTheSudanRevolution and #SudanUprising “as a vehicle to post updates on the situation, signal support for protestors and raise awareness in the face of silence from the global community.”