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Sudan crisis

The Sudan crisis erupted on April 15, 2023 when powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group launched attacks against Sudan's army.

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A displaced Sudanese woman rests inside a shelter, her daughter is lying on the side of the tent.

A displaced Sudanese woman rests inside a shelter, her daughter is lying on the side of the tent.

Sudan's escalating conflict worsens humanitarian situation

New clashes leave the survival of civilians increasingly in the hands of Nobel Peace Prize nominated local activists.

This grab from video shows smoke rising over Khartoum, Sudan

This grab from video shows smoke rising over Khartoum, Sudan

UAE, Sudan blame each other over bombing of ambassador home

Sudan has been gripped by civil war since April 2023, with millions displaced and more than 14,000 killed.

Destroyed buildings in Sudan as pictured on August 27

Destroyed buildings in Sudan as pictured on August 27

Sudan: Fierce clashes in Khartoum as army launches offensive

Sudan's army has begun attacking paramilitary positions in the capital in a bid to regain ground.

A man holding a gun makes a peace sign, ruins behind

A man holding a gun makes a peace sign, ruins behind

Sudan crisis: Threat to culture 'unprecedented,' UNESCO says

Sudan's cultural and world heritage sites have been bombed or looted as millions of people are displaced.

A woman holds a child in her lap at a refugee camp near Sudan's border with Chad

A woman holds a child in her lap at a refugee camp near Sudan's border with Chad

Sudan war: Refugees fleeing to Chad face bleak conditions

At the border with neighboring Chad, hundreds of thousands have sought refuge in camps under inhumane conditions.

This picture shows buildings near the Arbaat Dam, 40km north of Port Sudan after it collapsed following heavy rains and torrential floods on August 25, 2024.

This picture shows buildings near the Arbaat Dam, 40km north of Port Sudan after it collapsed following heavy rains and torrential floods on August 25, 2024.

Sudan dam bursts in heavy rains; 30 dead, thousands impacted

Heavy rains and floods caused the Arbaat Dam near Port Sudan to burst, affecting about 50,000 people.

Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at a refugee camp in Chad

Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at a refugee camp in Chad

Famine looms in Sudan after 16 months of civil war

At Chad's border with Sudan, refugees told DW's Mariel Müller why they were forced to flee their homeland.

Scores of tents in Beida with war refugees in the foreground

Scores of tents in Beida with war refugees in the foreground

Sudanese war refugees in Chad face further hardship

Thousands of people fleeing war in Sudan are facing new crises in neighboring Chad, with aid groups feeling overwhelmed.

People line up to register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, South Kordofan, on June 17, 2024.

People line up to register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, South Kordofan, on June 17, 2024.

Sudan hunger spreads to capital and former breadbasket

A UN report finds severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions, including previously unaffected areas.

A woman stands holding her baby while she waits in a long line of other women

A woman stands holding her baby while she waits in a long line of other women

Sudan siege bears hallmarks of brutal Darfur war

DW spoke to civilians trapped in Sudan's besieged city of El Fasher amid attacks by the Rapid Support Forces.

A view of cranes at Port Sudan

A view of cranes at Port Sudan

Russia's military presence in Sudan boosts Africa strategy

Sudan and Russia have reportedly agreed to establish a Russian navy base near Port Sudan, on the Red Sea.

A mother holds her child at a medical treatment camp near the Sudan border

A mother holds her child at a medical treatment camp near the Sudan border

Sudan: UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city siege

Sudan has been devastated by conflict since fighting erupted between the army and a paramilitary force last year.

Sudanese men walk carrying a large bowl of food each

Sudanese men walk carrying a large bowl of food each

Sudan crisis: Fears of potential genocide growing

Violence in Sudan is escalating, with millions of people facing displacement and hundreds killed and injured.

Internally displaced people from Gezira state sitting on carpets and eating in thatch home in Gedaref, eastern Sudan

Internally displaced people from Gezira state sitting on carpets and eating in thatch home in Gedaref, eastern Sudan

Sudan: 'Up to 100' killed in RSF attack on village

Scores of people have been killed in a paramilitary attack on a village in Gezira state, a pro-democracy group said.

A Sudanese woman fills water bottles held by a young boy

A Sudanese woman fills water bottles held by a young boy

Sudan war: Rights groups warn of ethnic cleansing in Darfur

International groups have said a paramilitary group may be carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide in West Darfur.

Al-Hilal Omdurman competing in the 2023/24 Champions League vs. Esperance Tunis

Al-Hilal Omdurman competing in the 2023/24 Champions League vs. Esperance Tunis

Al-Hilal hope move to Tanzania inspires war-torn Sudan

With Sudan devastated by civil war, the country's biggest football club, Al-Hilal, announced they will play in Tanzania.

Südsudan Renk | Sudanesische Flüchtlinge fliehen vor dem Konflikt im Sudan

Südsudan Renk | Sudanesische Flüchtlinge fliehen vor dem Konflikt im Sudan

Sudanese refugees in Germany decry forgotten war

More aid has been pledged to help ease the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, but many see no end to the suffering.

Sudan conference

Sudan conference

Sudan: Paris conference raises €2 billion in aid pledges

Millions face severe levels of hunger as a result of a power struggle that broke out in Sudan one year ago.

Supporters of the Sudanese armed popular resistance, which backs the army, rally in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on March 3, 2024

Supporters of the Sudanese armed popular resistance, which backs the army, rally in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on March 3, 2024

A year of war has left Sudan with a humanitarian crisis

Hunger, displacement and death follow year-long power struggle between Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces.

A young woman sitting among a pile of belongings

A young woman sitting among a pile of belongings

Sudan's war: A year on, no hope for a cease-fire

In the year since war broke out in Sudan, fighting has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.

Elderly man waits to refill his donkey-drawn water tank during water crisis in Port Sudan in Sudan's Red Sea State

Elderly man waits to refill his donkey-drawn water tank during water crisis in Port Sudan in Sudan's Red Sea State

US urges world to care more about Sudan

US diplomats are urging countries to do more to stop the war and humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

A woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan

A woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan

Sudan's humanitarian crisis deepens after a year of conflict

Civilians are suffering the consequences of a bloody conflict between the army and Sudan's main paramilitary group.

People in Darfur receiving food aid from the WFP in March

People in Darfur receiving food aid from the WFP in March

Sudan: Darfur receives first food aid deliveries in months

The WFP's Sudan envoy said "unprecedented" starvation will sweep across the country unless more aid can be delivered.

Two internally displaced Sudanese women with colourful scarves outside a run-down building

Two internally displaced Sudanese women with colourful scarves outside a run-down building

Sudan faces 'catastrophic hunger' as conflict blocks aid

Brutal battles and pillaged aid transfers have turned Sudan into the world's biggest humanitarian crisis.

Sudanese women holding their young children

Sudanese women holding their young children

Sudan: 5 million at risk of starvation due to war, UN says

The conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has decimated the country's agricultural output.

Sudanese IDPs taking shelter in a school building

Sudanese IDPs taking shelter in a school building

Sudan: Malnutrition threatens 700,000 children, UN says

UNICEF warned that tens of thousands of malnourished children could die without enough aid.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock sitting with Kenyan President William Ruto at a lodge in Kenya

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock sitting with Kenyan President William Ruto at a lodge in Kenya

Germany's Baerbock visits Kenya with Sudan conflict in focus

Annalena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, has arrived in Kenya after an unplanned stop in Saudi Arabia.

People displaced by the conflict in Sudan walk with their belongings along a road in Wad Medani

People displaced by the conflict in Sudan walk with their belongings along a road in Wad Medani

Sudan: Despite violence, pro-democracy groups won't give up

Amid ongoing fighting and despite displacement, Sudan's pro-democracy activists are still finding ways to network.

Three women, wrapped in bright cloth, stand in front of a hut holding their babies and small children.

Three women, wrapped in bright cloth, stand in front of a hut holding their babies and small children.

Sudanese flee conflict to rebel-controlled Nuba mountains

DW gained rare access to Sudan's remote Nuba mountains to hear stories of those seeking safety from the region's war.

Man watches as fire rages in market area in al-Fasher, capital of North Darfur state

Man watches as fire rages in market area in al-Fasher, capital of North Darfur state

Sudan crisis: Mass displacement and death

Over the past month, the conflict between two militaries in Sudan has reached what experts say is a grim turning point.

Armed RSF soldiers on military vehicle

Armed RSF soldiers on military vehicle

Sudan conflict: EU warns of 'another genocide' in Darfur

The EU has condemned an "ethnic cleansing campaign" against the Masalit people in Darfur by the RSF paramilitary.

Smoke plumes billow from a fire in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting

Smoke plumes billow from a fire in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting

Sudan's humanitarian crisis reaches breaking point

Sudan's humanitarian crisis reaches breaking point as aid agencies plead for intervention

Salwa Ibraheem Hassan, a Sudanese woman who fled the conflict in Geneina, in Sudan's Darfur region, sits beside her daughter Mihrab Abdullah who is suffering from malnutrition

Salwa Ibraheem Hassan, a Sudanese woman who fled the conflict in Geneina, in Sudan's Darfur region, sits beside her daughter Mihrab Abdullah who is suffering from malnutrition

Sudan: UN sounds alarm over thousands of child deaths

Malnutrition and disease in the midst of a violent conflict have claimed thousands of young lives.

The Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company, one of Khartoum's most iconic buildings, engulfed in flames Sunday, as fighting between the army and the RSF enters sixth month

The Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company, one of Khartoum's most iconic buildings, engulfed in flames Sunday, as fighting between the army and the RSF enters sixth month

Sudan crisis: Fighting escalates in Khartoum in 6th month

The army headquarters in Khartoum was attacked, and an iconic skyscraper in the city went up in flames on Sunday.

Smoke seen behind buildings

Smoke seen behind buildings

Sudan conflict: Deadly attack hits Khartoum market

An airstrike in Khartoum has reportedly killed some 40 people amid a war between the army and a paramilitary group.

Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at the Ourang refugee camp, near Adre town in eastern Chad on August 15, 2023.

Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at the Ourang refugee camp, near Adre town in eastern Chad on August 15, 2023.

Sudan: UN warns of hunger, disease, displacement

The UN urged donors who had pledged aid to deliver on their promised contributions.

Tansania hilft bei der Ausbildung vom medizinischen Personal aus Sudan

Tansania hilft bei der Ausbildung vom medizinischen Personal aus Sudan

Why is Tanzania taking in medical students from Sudan?

A rise in violence towards hospital staff in Sudan has cut short the training of medical staff.

Sudanese armed forces celebrate Army Day in eastern Gadaref State

Sudanese armed forces celebrate Army Day in eastern Gadaref State

Sudan crisis: Situation 'spiraling out of control,' UN says

UN agencies and NGOs are urging global action amid what they say could possibly amount to "crimes against humanity."

Niger, Niamey | Kundgebung von Anhänger der Putschisten

Niger, Niamey | Kundgebung von Anhänger der Putschisten

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Vendors sell Ethiopian products in the town of Gallabat, on Sudan's border with Ethiopia, on August 2, 2023.

Vendors sell Ethiopian products in the town of Gallabat, on Sudan's border with Ethiopia, on August 2, 2023.

Sudan paramilitary to blame for most atrocities: Amnesty

The human rights watchdog said it was able to document sexual assault on girls as young as 12 years old.

Student Mohamed Gibril holding his smartphone, listening to his mother's voice

Student Mohamed Gibril holding his smartphone, listening to his mother's voice

Sudan crisis: Millions trapped in war zones

A Sudanese student living in Kenya tells DW about the challenge of living abroad and his fears for his family back home.

Sudan | Waffenstillstand General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Sudan | Waffenstillstand General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

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Sudan: MSF may stop work at hospital after 18 staff attacked

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is one of the last aid groups active in Sudan after fighting broke out in April.

Gum arabic sap as pictured on the branch of an acacia tree

Gum arabic sap as pictured on the branch of an acacia tree

Sudan crisis spells uncertainty for key Coca-Cola ingredient

The ongoing conflict is threatening gum arabic production, hurting exports and threatening livelihoods.

Smoke and destruction the city of Al Fasher in North Darfur

Smoke and destruction the city of Al Fasher in North Darfur

UN says Sudan on brink of 'full-scale civil war'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said Sudan is edging ever closer to outright civil war.

Omdurman, Sudan

Omdurman, Sudan

Sudan: At least 22 people killed in airstrike on Omdurman

It is one of the in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between Sudan's rival generals.

Two Sudanese women who have fled to South Sudan sit on buckets in front of a tent

Two Sudanese women who have fled to South Sudan sit on buckets in front of a tent

Sudan: Sexual violence against women spikes

Dozens of women and girls have been raped and sexually assaulted by fighters as the conflict approaches its third month.

Burning buildings in Darfur

Burning buildings in Darfur

Sudan: Over 1 million refugees may flee conflict by October

The number of refugees fleeing the conflict is now set to exceed initial projections as fighting persists.

People board a truck to leave Sudan's capital Khartoum

People board a truck to leave Sudan's capital Khartoum

Sudan crisis: UN donor conference yields $1.5 billion in aid

The United Nations warned that Sudan could quickly become "a locus of lawlessness" without international support.

A child looks through a evacuation train's window in Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region, on November 30, 2022 amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine

A child looks through a evacuation train's window in Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region, on November 30, 2022 amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine

UNHCR: Forced displacement hit new record in 2022

The UNHCR report said poorer countries disproportionately bore the responsibility of hosting displaced individuals.