The War in Sudan Explained - Gold and Oil. Imperialism, Israel & the UAE

This episode of Proletarian Radio provides a comprehensive Marxist analysis of the ongoing war in Sudan, tracing its roots to colonial exploitation, imperialist debt, and geopolitical manipulation. Ella's detailed presentation reveals how Sudan’s economic collapse was engineered through British colonialism, which imposed unsustainable debt while transforming agriculture into export-oriented cotton plantations. The discovery of oil and gold in the south and Darfur triggered repeated civil wars, each fueled by imperialist powers seeking to control resources. The Sudanese Communist Party (SCP), despite its grassroots support and progressive stance on women's rights and anti-imperialism, was systematically suppressed by both military regimes and the Muslim Brotherhood, which served as a bourgeois counterweight to communism. The episode highlights how the U.S. and its allies, including the UAE, have used proxy forces like the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to destabilize Sudan, with the RSF committing genocide in El Fashir while being falsely portrayed as an independent actor. The current war, sparked in 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF, is framed not as a civil conflict but as a continuation of imperialist efforts to partition Sudan and seize its wealth. The host emphasizes that Western calls for ceasefire are not humanitarian but strategic, designed to legitimize the division of the country and entrench foreign control over its resources. The episode concludes with a call for anti-imperialist solidarity and resistance to the dismantling of Sudan’s sovereignty.