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The world’s leading authority on food crises says it has detected famine in two areas of war-torn Sudan, including the city of El Fasher where paramilitary groups have reportedly been carrying out mass killings. CBC | World News
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South Sudan reeling from U.S. aid cuts just when it needs help the most
As of 2024, nine million people in South Sudan, or more than 70 per cent of the population, were dependent on some form of foreign assistance, according to the UN. Now, that dependence is colliding with shrinking resources and a hunger crisis. CBC | World News
Read More »On top of widespread violence and hunger, South Sudan now reeling from U.S. aid cuts
As of 2024, nine million people in South Sudan, or more than 70 per cent of the population, were dependent on some form of foreign assistance, according to the UN. Now, that dependence is colliding with shrinking resources and a hunger crisis. CBC | World News
Read More »Paramilitary drone attack on mosque in Sudan kills at least 70 people, army says
A drone attack blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces struck a mosque during prayers Friday, killing at least 70 worshippers in the North Darfur region, aid workers and the Sudanese army said. CBC | World News
Read More »The water’s not safe to drink in much of war-torn Sudan. But people have no choice
More than two years of civil war in Sudan have forced hundreds of thousands into crowded camps, where heavy rain and a lack of hygiene supplies have fostered the perfect storm for cholera to spread. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. moved to send deportees to conflict-torn South Sudan, potentially violating court order
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Read More »‘These are atrocious crimes’: UN says dozens killed in paramilitary rampage amid Sudan civil war
Fighters from the notorious paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors’ group and the United Nations said. CBC | World News
Read More »Cholera killing hundreds, sickening thousands in war-torn Sudan
Cholera is spreading in war-torn Sudan, killing at least 388 people and sickening about 13,000 others over the past two months, health authorities say. CBC | World News
Read More »What’s happening in Sudan? All about the war and humanitarian crisis going mostly unnoticed
More than 500 days after a brutal civil war broke out in Sudan, little global attention is being paid to the tens of thousands who’ve been killed, the risk of famine and fears of genocide in the northeast African nation. And there are few signs the situation will get any better. CBC | World News
Read More »Sudan at ‘breaking point,’ UN says, but expectations are low as ceasefire talks begin
Talks aimed at ending Sudan’s shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland. Massive hunger, displacement and allegations of targeted attacks and sexual assaults are among the grave issues facing the east African country. CBC | World News
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