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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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April 15, 2024

Sudan: Paris conference raises €2 billion in aid pledges

April 11, 2024

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Südsudan Renk | Sudanesische Flüchtlinge fliehen vor dem Konflikt im Sudan

Sudanese refugees in Germany decry forgotten war

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.
ConflictsApril 21, 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

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.
ConflictsApril 15, 202402:07 min
A young woman sitting among a pile of belongings

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

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.
ConflictsApril 14, 2024
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

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.
ConflictsApril 8, 2024
Two internally displaced Sudanese women with colourful scarves outside a run-down building

Sudan faces 'catastrophic hunger' as conflict blocks aid

Sudan faces 'catastrophic hunger' as conflict blocks aid

Brutal battles and pillaged aid transfers have turned Sudan into the world's biggest humanitarian crisis.
PoliticsMarch 22, 2024
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

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.
ConflictsFebruary 7, 202402:53 min
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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.
PoliticsDecember 22, 2023
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.
ConflictsDecember 15, 202303:44 min
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.
ConflictsDecember 5, 2023
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a massive hydropower plant on the River Nile

How could Ethiopia's dam dispute escalate?

Some experts have warned that further delays in settling the outstanding issues could have dire consequences.
ConflictsSeptember 13, 2023
Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst fighting

No hope for peace as war in Sudan intensifies

Peace talks in Sudan have failed as the warring parties seek to further consolidate their respective power.
PoliticsJuly 12, 2023
South Sudanese refugees board a truck to Rotriak camp for Internally Displaced People.

South Sudan: Returned refugees face a humanitarian crisis

The war in Sudan has forced South Sudanese to return to their country. They are joining thousands in IDPs camps.
PoliticsJuly 10, 2023