About 24,000 people have been killed and millions displaced during the war that erupted in April 2023.
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More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan, UN and doctors group say
The attack displaced more than 4,000 people in Sudan’s eastern Gezira state, according to the International Organization for Migration.
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World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine
An international conference in Paris drummed up support Monday for Sudan’s 51 million people.
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First UN food supplies arrive in Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
Conflict between military and paramilitary forces in Sudan is causing one of the world’s worst hunger crises.
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A drone attack kills at least 43 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, activists say
More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum’s May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed.
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The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says
Sudan was plunged into chaos in mid-April when months of simmering tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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Commentary: Tony Bennett was a humanitarian at heart
Bennett won 20 Grammys, but unlike many musicians, he could also boast such a platinum record in civil rights.
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South Sudanese pastor found faith, community in southern Maine
Solomon Mursal died unexpectedly on June 25. The 54-year-old pastor came to Portland from South Sudan as a refugee in the early 2000s.
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Another View: Sudan conflict must be brought to peaceful resolution
There are more than 2,500 Sudanese people living in Maine, all of them greatly worried about the safety of their relatives back home.
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U.S., Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ‘imperfect’ cease-fire
The Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, battling for control of Sudan since mid-April, had agreed last week to the weeklong truce, brokered by the U.S. and the Saudis.