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Sudan

The northeast African nation has a population of more than 45 million people. Sudan's capital is Khartoum. The country borders Egypt, Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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Refugees from war-torn Sudan hold a sit-in seeking support in front of the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Tripoli,

Refugees from war-torn Sudan hold a sit-in seeking support in front of the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Tripoli,

UN-mediated talks eye cease-fires in Sudan

As Sudan's devastating 14-month war drags on, the UN is hoping to get pauses in fighting to deliver aid.

Scores of tents in Beida with war refugees in the foreground

Scores of tents in Beida with war refugees in the foreground

Sudanese war refugees in Chad face further hardship

Thousands of people fleeing war in Sudan are facing new crises in neighboring Chad, with aid groups feeling overwhelmed.

A Sudanese woman turns her back to the camera in a refugee camp in Chad

A Sudanese woman turns her back to the camera in a refugee camp in Chad

Rape is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan

Widespread sexual violence is reported by many women and children who have sought safety in neighboring Chad.

woman walking passed huts in a refugee camp

woman walking passed huts in a refugee camp

Reports of widespread rape and killing in Sudan's Darfur

Rights groups say the RSF and allied Arab militias have committed widespread atrocities in Sudan.

People line up to register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, South Kordofan, on June 17, 2024.

People line up to register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, South Kordofan, on June 17, 2024.

Sudan hunger spreads to capital and former breadbasket

A UN report finds severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions, including previously unaffected areas.

A woman stands holding her baby while she waits in a long line of other women

A woman stands holding her baby while she waits in a long line of other women

Sudan siege bears hallmarks of brutal Darfur war

DW spoke to civilians trapped in Sudan's besieged city of El Fasher amid attacks by the Rapid Support Forces.

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In Sudan civil war, fears grow of potential genocide

Human rights lawywer Mutasim Ali talks about evidence that the RSF are committing genocide against non-Arabs in Dafur.

Women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan

Women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan

Sudan civil war displaces millions

A year of civil war between the militant RSF and the government has left millions of Sudanese displaced and facing famin

A view of cranes at Port Sudan

A view of cranes at Port Sudan

Russia's military presence in Sudan boosts Africa strategy

Sudan and Russia have reportedly agreed to establish a Russian navy base near Port Sudan, on the Red Sea.

Demonstration in response to the ongoing civil war in Sudan, which has now surpassed the one-year mark.

Demonstration in response to the ongoing civil war in Sudan, which has now surpassed the one-year mark.

Why is the world ignoring the Sudan civil war?

It's been classified as one of the world's worst crises. But aid organizations say the Sudan war is being overlooked.

A woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan in January 2024.

A woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan in January 2024.

Sudan: Army says senior rebel commander killed amid siege

The army said hundreds were killed and injured, including senior RSF commander Ali Yagoub Gibril.

A mother holds her child at a medical treatment camp near the Sudan border

A mother holds her child at a medical treatment camp near the Sudan border

Sudan: UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city siege

Sudan has been devastated by conflict since fighting erupted between the army and a paramilitary force last year.

A view of women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp

A view of women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp

Rival Sudan forces blacklisted for killing children

The conflict between generals vying for power has caused mass displacement as well as a threat of famine.

Sudanese men walk carrying a large bowl of food each

Sudanese men walk carrying a large bowl of food each

Sudan crisis: Fears of potential genocide growing

Violence in Sudan is escalating, with millions of people facing displacement and hundreds killed and injured.

Internally displaced people from Gezira state sitting on carpets and eating in thatch home in Gedaref, eastern Sudan

Internally displaced people from Gezira state sitting on carpets and eating in thatch home in Gedaref, eastern Sudan

Sudan: 'Up to 100' killed in RSF attack on village

Scores of people have been killed in a paramilitary attack on a village in Gezira state, a pro-democracy group said.

A woman carries her child at a camp for internally displaced people in Sudan.

A woman carries her child at a camp for internally displaced people in Sudan.

UN says Sudan faces 'inferno of brutal violence,' famine

The UN's humanitarian coordinator for Sudan said residents were at risk of famine as the rainy season approaches.

A Sudanese woman fills water bottles held by a young boy

A Sudanese woman fills water bottles held by a young boy

Sudan war: Rights groups warn of ethnic cleansing in Darfur

International groups have said a paramilitary group may be carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide in West Darfur.

Kariya Mohamed Abbakar, a 50 year old woman at her shelter in the Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDP), Darfour, Sudan

Kariya Mohamed Abbakar, a 50 year old woman at her shelter in the Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDP), Darfour, Sudan

Sudan: Dire situation in Darfur likely to spur revenge

The ongoing siege on the last stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in Darfur may end in bloodshed and revenge.

Human Rights Watch reports that there are indications that genocide has been or is being carried out in Sudan.

Human Rights Watch reports that there are indications that genocide has been or is being carried out in Sudan.

Sudan conflict: Human Rights Watch warns of ethnic cleansing

HRW reports that there were indications that genocide had taken place or was still being carried out in Sudan.

DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

The forgotten war in Sudan - Global Us

Conflict and hardship in Sudan. State matchmaking in China. And Copenhagen's sponge-city concept.

Al-Hilal Omdurman competing in the 2023/24 Champions League vs. Esperance Tunis

Al-Hilal Omdurman competing in the 2023/24 Champions League vs. Esperance Tunis

Al-Hilal hope move to Tanzania inspires war-torn Sudan

With Sudan devastated by civil war, the country's biggest football club, Al-Hilal, announced they will play in Tanzania.

Südsudan Renk | Sudanesische Flüchtlinge fliehen vor dem Konflikt im Sudan

Südsudan Renk | Sudanesische Flüchtlinge fliehen vor dem Konflikt im Sudan

Sudanese refugees in Germany decry forgotten war

More aid has been pledged to help ease the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, but many see no end to the suffering.

Sudan Zerstörung in Khartoum

Sudan Zerstörung in Khartoum

AfricaLink 19 April 2024 - Sudan's Civil War, 1 year on

What are the obstacles to peace in Sudan, and why has the international community's response has been so meagre.

Sudan conference

Sudan conference

Sudan: Paris conference raises €2 billion in aid pledges

Millions face severe levels of hunger as a result of a power struggle that broke out in Sudan one year ago.

Sudan I Bewohner der Gorom Fluechtlingssiedlung

Sudan I Bewohner der Gorom Fluechtlingssiedlung

AfricaLink on Air — 15 April 2024

15 April - one year since the commencement of the devastating war in Sudan

Supporters of the Sudanese armed popular resistance, which backs the army, rally in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on March 3, 2024

Supporters of the Sudanese armed popular resistance, which backs the army, rally in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on March 3, 2024

A year of war has left Sudan with a humanitarian crisis

Hunger, displacement and death follow year-long power struggle between Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces.

A young woman sitting among a pile of belongings

A young woman sitting among a pile of belongings

Sudan's war: A year on, no hope for a cease-fire

In the year since war broke out in Sudan, fighting has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.

Elderly man waits to refill his donkey-drawn water tank during water crisis in Port Sudan in Sudan's Red Sea State

Elderly man waits to refill his donkey-drawn water tank during water crisis in Port Sudan in Sudan's Red Sea State

US urges world to care more about Sudan

US diplomats are urging countries to do more to stop the war and humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

A woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan

A woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan

Sudan's humanitarian crisis deepens after a year of conflict

Civilians are suffering the consequences of a bloody conflict between the army and Sudan's main paramilitary group.

People in Darfur receiving food aid from the WFP in March

People in Darfur receiving food aid from the WFP in March

Sudan: Darfur receives first food aid deliveries in months

The WFP's Sudan envoy said "unprecedented" starvation will sweep across the country unless more aid can be delivered.

Two internally displaced Sudanese women with colourful scarves outside a run-down building

Two internally displaced Sudanese women with colourful scarves outside a run-down building

Sudan faces 'catastrophic hunger' as conflict blocks aid

Brutal battles and pillaged aid transfers have turned Sudan into the world's biggest humanitarian crisis.

Sudanese women holding their young children

Sudanese women holding their young children

Sudan: 5 million at risk of starvation due to war, UN says

The conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has decimated the country's agricultural output.

A young woman wearing a yellow headscarf looks into the camera

A young woman wearing a yellow headscarf looks into the camera

Forgotten war: Stories of survival in Sudan

Ten million people have been displaced by the civil war in Sudan, more than in any other crisis worldwide.

Sudanese IDPs taking shelter in a school building

Sudanese IDPs taking shelter in a school building

Sudan: Malnutrition threatens 700,000 children, UN says

UNICEF warned that tens of thousands of malnourished children could die without enough aid.

A mother sits on a hospital bed next to a sleeping small child draped with a thin blanket.

A mother sits on a hospital bed next to a sleeping small child draped with a thin blanket.

Sudan's plight: 25 million people need humanitarian aid

DW's Mariel Müller reports from the Nuba mountains in the south of Sudan where the humanitarian situation is dire.

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock walking in front of various national flags

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock walking in front of various national flags

Sudan: German foreign minister demands solution to conflict

Top German diplomat Annalena Baerbock is embarking on a tour of East Africa, including Djibouti, Kenya and South Sudan.

Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Sudan's then paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commander attends a meeting of representatives of the tripartite mechanism in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on June 8, 2022

Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Sudan's then paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commander attends a meeting of representatives of the tripartite mechanism in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on June 8, 2022

Sudan: RSF leader visits Ethiopia in rare public trip abroad

The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

People displaced by the conflict in Sudan walk with their belongings along a road in Wad Medani

People displaced by the conflict in Sudan walk with their belongings along a road in Wad Medani

Sudan: Despite violence, pro-democracy groups won't give up

Amid ongoing fighting and despite displacement, Sudan's pro-democracy activists are still finding ways to network.

Sudanese women prepare dishes on the ground

Sudanese women prepare dishes on the ground

Hunger catastrophe looms in Sudan's 'forgotten war': UN

Amid hunger, disease and ongoing violence, the humanitarian situation in Sudan is "dire."

Khartoum after an aerial bombardment on May 1, 2023

Khartoum after an aerial bombardment on May 1, 2023

Mo Ibrahim: We must help Sudan 'before the fire spreads'

The Sudanese-British billionaire calls for an arms export ban to the country of his birth amidst the fighting there.

Sudanese army soldiers patrol in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, on December 18, 2023. Paramilitary forces established a base on December 17, 2023 in the formerly safe city of Wad Madani in war-torn Sudan

Sudanese army soldiers patrol in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, on December 18, 2023. Paramilitary forces established a base on December 17, 2023 in the formerly safe city of Wad Madani in war-torn Sudan

Sudan: 300,000 flee as RSF advance on key city and aid hub

The former safe haven city of Wad Madani became the scene of fighting in a new front of Sudan's war.

Three women, wrapped in bright cloth, stand in front of a hut holding their babies and small children.

Three women, wrapped in bright cloth, stand in front of a hut holding their babies and small children.

Sudanese flee conflict to rebel-controlled Nuba mountains

DW gained rare access to Sudan's remote Nuba mountains to hear stories of those seeking safety from the region's war.

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting on June 7, 2023.

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting on June 7, 2023.

Sudan: Red Cross decries deadly, 'deliberate' convoy attack

The ICRC said the attack killed two people and injured seven others.

Niger Symbolbild Stromausfall in Niamey

Niger Symbolbild Stromausfall in Niamey

AfricaLink on Air — 6 December 2023

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Man watches as fire rages in market area in al-Fasher, capital of North Darfur state

Man watches as fire rages in market area in al-Fasher, capital of North Darfur state

Sudan crisis: Mass displacement and death

Over the past month, the conflict between two militaries in Sudan has reached what experts say is a grim turning point.

A girl outside a makeshift shelter in Chad.

A girl outside a makeshift shelter in Chad.

UN Security Council ends political mission in Sudan

As demanded by the Khartoum government, the UN put an end to its political mission in Sudan.

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting on June 7, 2023

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting on June 7, 2023

A humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Sudan

Fighting has driven 6 million people from their homes in Sudan. In Darfur, the violence is reportedly escalating.

Sudan | die Generäle Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan und Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

Sudan | die Generäle Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan und Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

AfricaLink on Air — 23 November 2023

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Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit seen on a military vehicle

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit seen on a military vehicle

Sudan: UN alarmed at ethnically motivated attacks in Darfur

The UN says there's credible evidence of large-scale violence against the Masalit ethnic group in Sudan's Darfur region.

Sudanese women wait at a hospital in Port Sudan

Sudanese women wait at a hospital in Port Sudan

Sudan: UN says ethnic violence has killed hundreds

More than 6 million people have since been displaced by the conflict, including in the western state of Darfur.