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Latest news on Sudan, covering the civil war between the SAF and RSF, the humanitarian crisis, Darfur, Khartoum, refugees, famine and peace efforts.

Sudan, Africa's third-largest country, sits at the crossroads of the Arab world and sub-Saharan Africa, with the Nile flowing through its heartland towards Egypt. Home to around 50 million people, it stretches from the Red Sea coast at Port Sudan to the vast western region of Darfur. Its capital, Khartoum, stands where the Blue Nile and White Nile meet.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The fighting erupted from a power struggle within the military leadership that seized control in the 2021 coup. Battles have raged across Khartoum, Darfur, Kordofan and beyond, with both sides accused of atrocities against civilians.

The war has created one of the largest displacement crises in modern history, forcing millions of Sudanese from their homes. Refugees have fled into Chad, Egypt, South Sudan and further afield, while famine conditions have been confirmed in parts of the country. Aid agencies describe Sudan as among the world's gravest humanitarian emergencies, with hospitals, markets and infrastructure repeatedly attacked.

Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict involve the United Nations, the African Union, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United States and other powers, though ceasefire initiatives have repeatedly faltered. The war has drawn in regional actors, with accusations of foreign arms supplies fuelling the violence and fears of a wider proxy conflict across the Horn of Africa and the Sahel.

Beyond the conflict, Sudan carries a remarkable heritage. The ancient Kingdom of Kush ruled from Kerma, Napata and Meroe, leaving more pyramids than Egypt, and the Nubian sites of Meroe and Jebel Barkal are recognised by UNESCO. Modern Sudan gained independence from Anglo-Egyptian rule in 1956, endured decades of dictatorship under Omar al-Bashir, saw South Sudan secede in 2011, and staged a popular revolution in 2019 that briefly raised hopes of democratic transition.

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