By Hidden History: Africa’s Longest War and Its Enduring Wounds
For 22 years beginning in 1983, Sudan endured a brutal conflict that tore the country apart. Deep ethnic, religious, and political rifts erupted into a war that raged for more than two decades.
Children were swept up into the violence, many forced to fight, while thousands of others fled on foot, becoming known as the Lost Boys of Sudan as they trekked hundreds of miles to escape death.
More than four million people were uprooted from their homes. Families were separated, entire communities dismantled, and survival became the only priority. Over two million lives were lost; cities were emptied and aspirations destroyed.
Yet even amid devastation, stories of courage and resilience emerged. When the conflict officially ended in 2005, the physical fighting stopped, but the wounds emotional, social, and economic remained.
The question still lingers: how does a nation recover from decades of violence? And what can Africa’s experience teach the world about endurance, survival, and the long road to peace?
Written By: Omotade Kehinde Samson
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