A devastating civil war is pushing the country toward a full-blown famine, according to the international body that measures hunger.
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Why Darfur Again Faces the Risk of Ethnic Slaughter
Satellite and video evidence shows that thousands of homes have been razed and tens of thousands of people forced to flee a city in Sudan.
Capturing a ‘Mosaic of Shifting Battle Fronts’ in Sudan
Declan Walsh, the chief Africa correspondent for The Times, reported from a country where few journalists have gained entry amid a civil war.
Children Among 104 Killed in Sudan Village Attack
Videos showed paramilitaries opening fire on the village in what had been Sudan’s breadbasket region, causing the latest mass civilian casualties in a brutal yearlong war.
Famine Looms in Sudan as Civil War Pushes Capital Toward Abyss
A year of fighting has turned the once proud capital, Khartoum, into a charred battleground. Millions have fled. Now a famine threatens in one of Africa’s biggest countries.
Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide
Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth.
Human Rights Atrocities Mount in Sudan as War Spirals, U.N. Says
Rape, killing, torture: A stark report offers new evidence of horrific abuses carried out by Sudan’s military and its enemy, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Sudan’s Mohamed Hamdan, Often Rumored Dead, Takes Victory Tour
Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan was greeted by African leaders as if he had already won Sudan’s civil war. His forces have secretly been armed by the United Arab Emirates, an as-yet unpublished U.N. report found.
Blinken Discusses Gaza Aid on Visit to Middle East
The U.S. secretary of state, on a trip to the Middle East that included a meeting with the Saudi crown prince, said such a move would require an end to fighting in Gaza and steps toward a Palestinian state.
Sudan’s Army Faces Scrutiny After Major City Falls to Rival Forces
The capture by paramilitary forces of Wad Madani, a strategic city in the country’s agricultural region, marks a watershed in the civil war that has upended life in the northeast African nation.