Conflict, drought increasing risk of famine in Sudan: Monitor
El Nino-induced drought is affecting roughly half of the country as three-year long war continues.
![Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers secure the area as Gen Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the group’s commander, attends a military-backed tribal rally in East Nile province, Sudan, on June 22, 2019 [File Hussein Malla/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25234546087165-1786354637.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Families gather inside a WFP registration centre in Renk, South Sudan, after fleeing the war in Sudan. Funding shortages threaten food and nutrition assistance for hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers [Maura Ajak/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_1372-1789902021.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Is the Sudanese army gaining momentum against the RSF?
The SAF claims victory in a vital North Kordofan town, weakening RSF’s access to fighters and supply routes.
Sudan’s army says it captured RSF stronghold in North Kordofan
Sudanese Armed Forces reportedly retake al-Mazroub, advancing the army’s goal of cutting the RSF’s supply lines.
The battle for Kordofan: The corridor linking Sudan’s east and west
Kordofan, between Darfur and central Sudan, has seen one in five recorded attacks in Sudan’s war since April 2023.
Displaced by war, young Sudanese turn to entrepeneurship to survive
Displaced by war and shut out of formal jobs, young Sudanese are turning to art, small businesses, and entrepeneurship.
Ethiopia blames regional rivals as risk of conflict spillover rises
Ethiopia accuses Sudan and Egypt of backing armed groups, deepening tensions amid internal unrest.
![Ethiopian army chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula [File:Kumera Gemechu/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2025-09-14T120316Z_2108197546_RC2KRGAPGG8L_RTRMADP_3_ETHIOPIA-DAM-CELEBRATIONS-1790687071.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Sudan takes centre stage on final day of UNGA
Sudan’s foreign minister addressed the UNGA as his country faces war, mass displacement and a worsening aid shortfall.
Published On 29 Sep 2026
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South Sudan calls for sanctions to be lifted at UNGA
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, South Sudan’s UN envoy Cecilia Adeng called for sanctions to be lifted
Published On 28 Sep 2026
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Sudanese army impounds dozens of motorcycles in Blue Nile curfew
Dozens of motorcycles were impounded in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, after their riders were accused of flouting a curfew.
Published On 28 Sep 2026
More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees flee to Chad as UN calls for funding
UN refugee agency says 400 people a day, about 20 times the previous daily rate, now cross from Sudan into eastern Chad.
Collapsing currency and inflation leave families struggling in Sudan
Rising bread, sugar and meat prices strain Sudanese households already grappling with war and economic instability.
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