Sudan, [a] officially the Republic of the Sudan, [b] is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the …

1 day ago · Sudan, country located in northeastern Africa at the southern edge of the Sahara. Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is located roughly in the center of the country, at the junction of the Blue Nile and …

4 days ago · Tracking Sudan’s humanitarian crisis: By the numbers Nearly three years of war have displaced 14 million people and pushed 21 million into acute hunger.

Nov 13, 2025 · Sudan plunged into a civil war in April 2023 after a vicious struggle for power broke out between its army and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

3 days ago · Sudan has topped the International Rescue Committee's Emergency Watchlist for the third year in a row. The list, released Tuesday, highlights global humanitarian crises.

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3 days ago · The situation across Sudan’s Kordofan region is rapidly worsening, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) warned on Monday.

1 day ago · A paramilitary attack in April was one of the most brutal of Sudan’s civil war. Now, hunger is spreading as Western aid cuts have reduced U.N. rations.

1 day ago · Sudan’s brutal civil war has dragged on for more than 2½ years, displacing millions and killing in excess of 150,000 people – making it among the most deadly conflicts in the world today.

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