Crisis in Sudan

Sudan's forgotten war deepens as aid cuts leave millions starving

Freed hostages, starving children, overwhelmed doctors – Sudan’s war deepens as funding dries up and help falls short

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A displaced Sudanese woman from the Heglig area in western Sudan receives a blanket at the Abu al-Naga displacement camp, 420 km east of the capital, Khartoum, in December.
Newly arrived Sudanese refugee children from al-Fashir, fleeing ongoing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, walk at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad, November 23, 2025.

Neither of Sudan's warring factions has accepted truce plan, Trump advisor says

US envoy Massad Boulos explained that, while there were no objections to the plan's content, the Sudanese army had returned with "impossible preconditions."

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A woman holds a placard during a protest called by Sudanese community in Athens, to condemn the civilian killings in Sudan's al-Fashir and to draw attention to the ongoing conflict, in Athens, Greece, November 7, 2025.

There are no mass protests for Sudan because it can't be used against US or Israel - analysis

The reason for the disproportionate attention is simply a matter of utility: activism for the Gaza war advances political objectives; activism for the Sudan conflict does not.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A view of a burned building and the tail of a Sudan Airways aircraft amid debris at Khartoum Airport, after the Sudanese army deepened its control over Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Khartoum Sudan April 26, 2025.

Civilian killings in Sudan conflict jump this year, UN report says

At least 990 civilians were killed in summary executions in the first half of the year, the report found, with the number between February and April tripling.

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Murders, rapes, hangings rampant in war-torn Sudan

The Media Line speaks with eyewitnesses who detail atrocities taking place in Sudan during the ongoing civil war.

JANUARY 3, 2024ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE
A Sudanese woman, who fled the conflict in Geneina in Sudan's Darfur region, is reunited with the rest of the family after she was relocated from makeshift shelters to a refugee camp in Ourang on the outskirts of Adre, Chad, July 25, 2023.

Rebels take control of Sudan's second-largest city, endangering refugees

Claims also emerged that the SAF and local police were targeting individuals based on ethnicity, arresting civilians from Darfur without proper cause.

DECEMBER 19, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Civilians who fled the war-torn Sudan arrive in a courtesy bus near the border crossing point in Renk County of Upper Nile State, South Sudan May 1, 2023

Sudan civil war: Still no end in sight - opinion

The entire Sudanese nation is a victim of this pitiless and uncompromising struggle for power.

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByNEVILLE TELLER
Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes as he listens to the national anthem after landing at the military airport of Port Sudan on August 27, 2023.

Sudan: A battlefield for close friends-turned-rival warlords - opinion

The two protagonists in the power struggle are Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the SAF, and his deputy in the military but also leader of the RSF, General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo.

AUGUST 29, 2023ByNEVILLE TELLER
SUDAN’S GENERAL Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes for the national anthem after landing in the military airport of Port Sudan on Sunday, on his first trip away from Khartoum since the internal conflict broke out.

Sudanese factions fight over army base in Khartoum

At least 60 people had been killed and 50,000 have fled their homes between Aug. 11 and 17, according to the United Nations.

AUGUST 22, 2023ByREUTERS
Smoke rises in Omdurman, near Halfaya Bridge, during clashes between the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army as seen from Khartoum North, Sudan April 15, 2023.

Sudan war enters 100th day as mediation attempts fail

The war in Sudan reached its 100th day of conflict after international mediation attempts were unsuccessful.

JULY 23, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a damaged building as clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue, in Omdurman, Sudan July 4, 2023.

22 killed in air strike on Sudan's Omdurman - health ministry

More than 2.9 million people have been uprooted, including nearly 700,000 who have fled into neighboring countries. More than half of the capital has fled.

JULY 8, 2023ByREUTERS
An aerial view of the black smoke and flames at a market in Omdurman, Khartoum North, Sudan, May 17, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.

Terror threats and instability in northern and central Africa - analysis

The presence of Russia's Wagner Group may exacerbate conflicts in northern and central Africa.

JUNE 28, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A mural depicting Wagner private military group is seen on a wall in Belgrade, Serbia, January 18, 2023.

Sudanese in Israel watch in anguish as Darfur violence unfolds

Residents have blamed the violence on Arab militias known as "Janjaweed" and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a faction that has been fighting the army in the capital Khartoum and other areas of Sudan.

JUNE 27, 2023ByREUTERS
The daughter of Sudanese asylum seekers, four-year-old Ilav looks on as she sits in the Masalit tribe community centre in southern Tel Aviv, Israel June 24, 2023.

The crisis in Sudan is getting worse with no hope in sight - opinion

It proves challenging to formulate plausible scenarios concerning the direction of the Sudanese crisis. But already, the international community has begun to forget about Sudan.

JUNE 8, 2023BySALEM ALKETBI
THE SUDAN Humanitarian Aid Commission stores aid in the city of Port Sudan, amid the crisis in the capital, Khartoum.