One year on Sudan’s war: 14,700 killed, 8.6M displaced, 4.9M face starvation

As the war in Sudan enters its second year, the humanitarian situation is worsening by the day with no prospects of an imminent end of the hostilities.

April 15, 2024

Sudan marks on Monday one year since the devastating civil conflict erupted, triggering a humanitarian crisis that United Nations agencies and rights groups say is being ignored amid the world’s attention focused on the war in the Gaza Strip and the ensuing tensions in the Middle East.

Background

On April 15, 2023, fighting over a power stru…