Sudan, [b] officially the Republic of the Sudan, [c] is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to …

1 day ago · Sudan, country located in northeastern Africa at the southern edge of the Sahara. Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is located roughly in the center of the country, at the junction of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers. Sudan is one of the largest countries in Africa.

1 day ago · CAIRO (AP) — As Sudan marks two years of civil war on Tuesday, atrocities and famine are only mounting in what the U.N. says is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.. Last month, the Sudanese military secured a major victory by recapturing the capital of Khartoum from its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. But that has only moved the war into a new phase that could end up with ...

1 day ago · Sudan’s government has criticized conference organizers for excluding it from the meeting while inviting the United Arab Emirates, which has been repeatedly accused of arming the RSF. The UAE ...

Mar 21, 2025 · 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...

19 hours ago · CAIRO (AP) — As Sudan marks two years of civil war on Tuesday, atrocities and famine are only mounting in what the U.N. says is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Last month, the Sudanese ...

1 day ago · United Nations portal on the situation in Sudan. Arial view of Zalingei, a town in Western Sudan and the capital of Central Darfur state.

Apr 9, 2025 · The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan is having a devastating impact on women and children. According to UN estimates, even before fighting broke, more than 3 million women and girls in Sudan were at risk of gender-based violence, including intimate-partner violence.

2 days ago · Two years have passed since the eruption of conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, and the toll on the population has been staggering. The war, now often overshadowed in global headlines, has devastated millions of lives. Over 12 million people have been uprooted from their homes, three million have fled the country, and Sudan now hosts the single ...

Feb 14, 2025 · Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity.