Temporal Pattern Analysis of Social Media Reactions to the War in Sudan: A Narrative Study Based on Sentiment Analysis

This study examines how social media users have reacted to the Sudanese war from April 2023 to February 2025 across TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter.
It relies on an extensive database that includes sentiment classification (positive, negative, mixed) and narrative types (heroic, tragic, symbolic, humanitarian).

Findings revealed peaks in negative sentiment in May and August 2023, with a relative improvement in positive sentiment by mid-2024.

Each platform displayed distinct patterns: TikTok emphasized heroic and symbolic content, Facebook highlighted humanitarian aspects, and Twitter reflected polarizing discourse.

The study underscores the role of digital discourse in shaping collective memory and framing the conflict, even in the absence of direct causality.

It recommends the use of real-time data, video analysis, and integrating narrative mapping with network analysis to gain deeper insights into the impact of these interactions.