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Latest news on Sudan (Sudanese), covering the Sudan war between the SAF and RSF, Burhan, Hemedti, Khartoum, Omdurman, Port Sudan, Darfur, El Fasher, Nyala, Kordofan, El-Obeid, Kassala, Blue Nile, famine, refugees, the humanitarian crisis and peace talks.

Sudan is Africa's third-largest country, linking the Arab world with sub-Saharan Africa, with the Nile flowing through its heartland towards Egypt. Home to roughly 50 million people, it stretches from the Red Sea coast at Port Sudan to Darfur in the west. The capital Khartoum, with Omdurman across the river, stands where the Blue Nile and White Nile meet.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been torn by civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. The fighting grew from a power struggle within the military leadership that took control in the 2021 coup. Battles have spread from Khartoum to Darfur, Kordofan, Sennar and Blue Nile, with both sides accused of atrocities against civilians.

The war has caused one of the largest displacement crises in the world, forcing millions from their homes. Sudan refugees have fled to Chad, Egypt and South Sudan, while Sudan famine has been confirmed in parts of the country. The siege and fall of El Fasher, the last major army-held city in Darfur, brought reports of mass killings. Aid agencies call Sudan one of the gravest humanitarian emergencies, as hospitals, markets and aid convoys are repeatedly attacked.

Peace efforts involve the United Nations, the African Union, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, but truces have repeatedly broken down. Accusations of foreign arms supplies and sanctions on commanders and networks keep the spotlight on outside backers. Many Sudanese also face life in displacement camps, while volunteer groups known as emergency rooms run local relief and community kitchens.

Sudan's heritage is remarkable. The ancient Kingdom of Kush ruled from Kerma, Napata and Meroe, leaving more pyramids than Egypt, and Meroe and Jebel Barkal are UNESCO sites. Independence from Anglo-Egyptian rule came in 1956, followed by decades of rule by Omar al-Bashir, the secession of South Sudan in 2011 and a popular revolution in 2019 that raised hopes of democratic transition.

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