New spread of fighting to southeast Sudan increases threat of famine, Islamic Relief warns
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing new fighting in southeast Sudan, as the war spreads further across the country, with civilians running out of anywhere safe to go. The new clashes in Sennar State – one of Sudan’s biggest agricultural regions – are increasing the risk of famine across the country and putting a [...]
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“My country, Sudan, is at imminent risk of collapse.”
It is 1 year since a brutal war erupted in Sudan (read here), pushing the country to the verge of famine and creating the world’s biggest displacement crisis. Many of Islamic Relief’s own staff have been deeply affected by the violence. Elsadig Elnour, Islamic Relief’s Country Director in Sudan, reflects on the events of the [...]
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A forgotten crisis: 1 year of brutal war in Sudan
On 15 April 2023, the lives of millions of Sudanese people were brutally ripped apart. Fierce street battles broke out in the usually peaceful capital city of Khartoum. Families fled as bullets and shells tore indiscriminately through heavily populated neighbourhoods and bodies piled high in the streets. Since then, a tornado of chaos has engulfed [...]
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