NDTV Exclusive: Satellite Imagery Reveals 'Ghost Cities' in Darfur Amid Ongoing Genocide

An NDTV exclusive report highlights the catastrophic resurgence of violence in Sudan's Darfur region, describing it as a genocide visible from space through the emergence of 'ghost cities.' The article features Minni Minnawi, the Governor of Darfur and leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), who asserts that the war has never truly ended since 2003. Minnawi attributes the current crisis to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), formerly known as Janjaweed militias, and negative foreign interventions. He argues that the infrastructure of violence established under Omar al-Bashir’s regime persists, leading to widespread destruction and displacement. While global attention focuses on conflicts in Gaza and the Red Sea, the suffering in western Sudan remains under-scrutinized despite its severity. The report underscores the continuity of atrocities, linking current RSF actions to the historical genocide committed by the Sudanese government. Through satellite evidence and on-the-ground testimony, the piece illustrates how political instability and militarized policies have transformed Darfur into a landscape of ruin, urging international awareness of a conflict that many locals insist never disappeared.