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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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Women who fled war in Sudan rest in a refugee camp in Adre, Chad, October 5, 2024.

Women who fled war in Sudan rest in a refugee camp in Adre, Chad, October 5, 2024.

From Sudan to Chad: survival in the face of adversity

In the midst of war and chaos, many Sudanese are fleeing to the desperately poor country of Chad.

Sudan | Soldaten der RSF (Archiv-Foto)

Sudan | Soldaten der RSF (Archiv-Foto)

Sudan: War, humanitarian crisis a 'failure of elites'

Millions have fled Sudan's civil war. Abdalla Hamdok tells DW the crisis is 'worse than Ukraine and Gaza combined.'

Women sit on the ground outside their tent which is flooded

Women sit on the ground outside their tent which is flooded

Sudan war sees mass killings and no sign of ending

Paramilitary RSF fighters have again brutally massacred scores of civilians, with Sudan's army also escalating attacks.

Six celebrating players gather around another on a stadium's football pitch

Six celebrating players gather around another on a stadium's football pitch

Amid war at home, Sudan eye World Cup and AFCON

Civil war has been devastating for Sudan and its people but the national football team is enjoying an unprecedented run.

A displaced Sudanese woman rests inside a shelter, her daughter is lying on the side of the tent.

A displaced Sudanese woman rests inside a shelter, her daughter is lying on the side of the tent.

Sudan's escalating conflict worsens humanitarian situation

New clashes leave the survival of civilians increasingly in the hands of Nobel Peace Prize nominated local activists.

Plooms of smoke billows over Khartoum during army air strikes

Plooms of smoke billows over Khartoum during army air strikes

Sudan: Over 20 killed in army strike on Khartoum — rescuers

Volunteer rescuers in Sudan say the army launched a deadly strike on a market in the south of the capital, Khartoum.

This grab from video shows smoke rising over Khartoum, Sudan

This grab from video shows smoke rising over Khartoum, Sudan

UAE, Sudan blame each other over bombing of ambassador home

Sudan has been gripped by civil war since April 2023, with millions displaced and more than 14,000 killed.

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US Sudan envoy: 'We hear horrific stories'

Tom Perriello, US envoy for Sudan, speaks to DW correspondent Janelle Dumalaon.

Destroyed buildings in Sudan as pictured on August 27

Destroyed buildings in Sudan as pictured on August 27

Sudan: Fierce clashes in Khartoum as army launches offensive

Sudan's army has begun attacking paramilitary positions in the capital in a bid to regain ground.

A man holding a gun makes a peace sign, ruins behind

A man holding a gun makes a peace sign, ruins behind

Sudan crisis: Threat to culture 'unprecedented,' UNESCO says

Sudan's cultural and world heritage sites have been bombed or looted as millions of people are displaced.

Kassala state, Sudan, Families displaced by RSF advances in Sudan's El Gezira and Sennar states shelter at the Omar ibn al-Khattab displacement site, Kassala state, Sudan, July 10, 2024.

Kassala state, Sudan, Families displaced by RSF advances in Sudan's El Gezira and Sennar states shelter at the Omar ibn al-Khattab displacement site, Kassala state, Sudan, July 10, 2024.

Sudan: Several killed as RSF hits busy market

Observer groups reported multiple casualties when a market was shelled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Destroyed buildings along a street in Omdurman, Sudan.

Destroyed buildings along a street in Omdurman, Sudan.

Sudan: UN mission reports war crimes, calls for peacekeepers

A UN-mandated mission has called for an international peacekeeping force to be dispatched to war-torn Sudan.

Sudanese people wait in line at Kurmuk refugee transit camp, one of Ethiopia's main refugee entry points on the border

Sudanese people wait in line at Kurmuk refugee transit camp, one of Ethiopia's main refugee entry points on the border

Sudan conflict escalates refugee crisis in Ethiopia

Ethiopia's new Oura refugee camp is home to thousands of people who fled a devastating civil war in neighboring Sudan.

View of a survivor being helped to climb a wall, following devastating floods after a dam collapse in Sudan

View of a survivor being helped to climb a wall, following devastating floods after a dam collapse in Sudan

Flooding hampers relief efforts after dam collapse in Sudan

In Sudan, relief groups are struggling to get aid to tens of thousands of people affected by a dam collapse.

This picture shows buildings near the Arbaat Dam, 40km north of Port Sudan after it collapsed following heavy rains and torrential floods on August 25, 2024.

This picture shows buildings near the Arbaat Dam, 40km north of Port Sudan after it collapsed following heavy rains and torrential floods on August 25, 2024.

Sudan dam bursts in heavy rains; 30 dead, thousands impacted

Heavy rains and floods caused the Arbaat Dam near Port Sudan to burst, affecting about 50,000 people.

DW Explainer Sudan

DW Explainer Sudan

Sudan war: Who is backing the two rivals?

Sudan's war between government forces and the RSF has claimed thousands of lives and is not ending despite mediation.

Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at a refugee camp in Chad

Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at a refugee camp in Chad

Famine looms in Sudan after 16 months of civil war

At Chad's border with Sudan, refugees told DW's Mariel Müller why they were forced to flee their homeland.

Burnt-out vehicles in front of building in Sudan

Burnt-out vehicles in front of building in Sudan

Sudan truce talks start in Switzerland without Sudanese army

Participants in the US-led talks are focusing on humanitarian issues in the Sudan conflict between the army and the RSF.

Photographer Nadir Minallah seen next to some of his exhibits

Photographer Nadir Minallah seen next to some of his exhibits

Sudanese refugees shine a light on conflict through art

A group of Sudanese refugees in Kenya is using art to raise awareness about the conflict in their country.

Smoke after an attack on the Sudanese city of Khartoum.

Smoke after an attack on the Sudanese city of Khartoum.

Fresh hope for new talks on Sudan cease-fire

Will they be enough to bring an end to fighting and facilitate desperately needed aid?

Abdel-Fattah Burhan

Abdel-Fattah Burhan

Sudan's top general survives drone strike

Abdel-Fattah Burhan is unharmed after an attack that killed five in eastern Sudan.

View of a boy in yellow t-shirt with an amputated leg, walking on crutches, his back to the camera

View of a boy in yellow t-shirt with an amputated leg, walking on crutches, his back to the camera

Refugees fleeing Sudan's brutal war recount horror of Darfur

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces stand accused of ethnically motivated killings in Sudan's Dafur region.

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.

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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.

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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.