Drone attacks cut power and water, fueling the cholera crisis in Khartoum

Khartoum is now battling a new crisis, cholera. Because nothing says “strategic warfare” like cutting off power and water to an already struggling population. The latest drone attacks in Sudan have done more than just shift battle lines; they’ve turned the city into a breeding ground for disease.

Sudan’s civil war which is now dragging into its third year, has been a relentless power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). What started as a disagreement over military integration has spiraled into a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe.

Drone strikes targeting power stations and water supplies leave the people of Khartoum with little more than contaminated water and a rising death toll.

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According to authorities, more than 2,300 cases of cholera have been reported in the past three weeks, with 90% of them concentrated in Khartoum and its surrounding areas. The health ministry has confirmed at least 51 deaths, but with hospitals barely functioning and sanitation systems in ruins, that number is likely just the beginning.

Drone attacks on power stations, fuel depots and dams have knocked out power and running water, creating conditions for the spread of cholera, dengue fever, malaria and other diseases.

Cutting off critical utilities is not a result of war; it is a tactic. The RSF has been accused of targeting civilian facilities, while the SAF claims it is simply defending its area. But, in the end, does it really matter who is to blame when Khartoum’s citizens are paying the price?

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So here we are, another chapter in Sudan’s war, another crisis for its people. The world watches, humanitarian organizations scramble, and leaders issue statements. But until the power struggle ends, the suffering won’t. And if history has taught us anything, it’s that wars don’t end when the last bullet is fired. They end when the last survivor stops fighting for survival.