Oil’s importance to South Sudan’s economy is often exaggerated – the bigger challenge facing Juba is its inability to secure ...

The second Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005 killed an estimated two million people, with widespread documentation of famine and atrocities. In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded ...

As many as 150,000 dead. Half the country facing starvation. The simple truth? War is tearing apart Sudan. NPR's West Africa correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu recently reported near the heart of ...

Diplomats and aid officials from around the world are meeting Tuesday in London to try to ease the suffering from the 2-year-old war in Sudan, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of ...

Sudan's war began in April 2023 between army chief Burhan and RSF leader Daglo, partitioning the country by regions. The war caused immense civilian suffering: over 150 000 deaths, mass displacement, ...

By Declan Walsh and Abdi Latif Dahir Reporting from Nairobi A momentous battle is being fought for control of Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. A civil war has engulfed the country for two years ...

Despite those harrowing figures, Sudan's brutal conflict is often called "the forgotten war." It has raged in the shadows of other global conflicts, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

Two years ago, Sudan was thrown into disarray when its army and a powerful paramilitary group began a vicious struggle for power. The war, which continues to this day, has claimed more than ...

The Sudanese military recaptured the capital of Khartoum on Wednesday, the military chief announced, a significant victory nearly two years into the civil war that has killed more than 150,000 ...

Sudan's temporary capital city, Port Sudan, previously a safe haven during the country's two-year civil war, has come under attack for the first time by a series of drone strikes for consecutive days.