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Sudan’s war still misunderstood after three years
April 15, 2026, marks three years since the war in Sudan broke out.
Published On 14 Apr 2026
Three babies born into Sudan war every minute, charity warns
Sudanese children are being born into conditions ‘no child should ever face’, Save the Children says.
![Three children have been born every minute in Sudan since the conflict began in 2023. [Mohamed Zakaria/MSF via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-03-06T115559Z_1983331690_RC23P09JP3XC_RTRMADP_3_SUDAN-POLITICS-HUNGER-1734330878.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Millions in war-ravaged Sudan surviving on one meal a day, say NGOs
Many people resorting to eating leaves and animal feed to survive in North Darfur and South Kordofan states.
Humanitarian situation in Sudan at ‘catastrophic levels’, says NGO
Humanity & Inclusion says people with disabilities face extreme challenges amid war and humanitarian crisis.
Drone strike on Sudan hospital kills 10, medical charity MSF says
Two strikes on Al Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State hit an operating theatre and a maternity ward, MSF says.
Sudan war ‘being fought on women’s bodies’: Survivors detail sexual assault
In a new report, Doctors Without Borders says sexual violence is the ‘defining feature’ of the conflict in Sudan.
RSF attack on Sudan’s South Kordofan kills at least 14, including children
Sudan Doctors Network said RSF and allies shelled residential areas in the city of Dilling for several hours.
From: NewsFeed
The tragic toll of Sudan’s destroyed healthcare
The tragic toll of Sudan’s destroyed healthcare
Published On 24 Mar 2026
WHO says attack on Sudan hospital killed 64, including 13 children
The attack on teaching hospital in al-Daein, the capital of East Darfur state, has rendered the facility nonfunctional.
Palestinian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, Gaza Strip. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]
People gather in Khartoum, Sudan for Eid prayers. [Marwan Ali/AP Photo]
Two Yemeni children exchange greetings following the morning Eid prayers in Sanaa, Yemen. [Mohammed Huwais/AFP]
Large congregational prayers were held in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. [Hassan Ali Elmi/AFP]
A woman gets her hands decorated with henna on the eve of the Muslim festival in Karachi, Pakistan. [Rizwan Tabassum/AFP]
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, where he was briefly heckled by a small group of worshippers during Eid prayers over his stance on Israel. [Hollie Adams/Reuters]
Muslim devotees fill Istanbul's Blue Mosque for Eid al-Fitr morning prayers. [Yasin Akgul/AFP]
A drone view of Albanian Muslims attending Eid al-Fitr prayers at Skanderbeg Square, in the capital, Tirana, Albania. [Florion Goga/Reuters]
People try to catch free balloons distributed during an Eid al-Fitr event outside El Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. [Khaled el Fiqi/AP]
Muslim devotees raise their hands in prayer at the Muhammadiyah University compound in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Chaideer/AFP]
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