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According to the UN Children’s Fund, the war in Sudan has displaced at least 450 000 children from their homes, with tens of thousands of them fleeing into neighboring countries. The lack of education, according to aid organisations, puts these refugee children at greater risk of exploitation, child marriage, and joining armed organisations.
Sudanese Security officers tell VOA that they left their country and are now at Chad’s border because they lack supplies and ammunition to combat their opponent, paramilitary Rapid Support personnel. Analysts and relief organisations say that the risk of the conflict spreading to neighbouring countries is high as the rule of law deteriorates in Sudan’s Darfur region.
On Sunday, the first international cargo shipment carrying medical supplies landed in Port Sudan. It is a glimmer of hope in a country where conflict between the armed forces and a paramilitary group has put thousands of innocent civilians at risk, including children who are already severely malnourished.
The cease-fire in Sudan was extended for another 72 hours on Thursday, but it’s still unclear whether the country will soon experience lasting peace.
The violence between rival military forces has trapped civilians in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.Narrated by Salem Solomon,Sidahmed Ibraheem has this report from Khartoum.
Four years have passed since a popular uprising in Sudan prompted the military to depose President Omar al-Bashir, but the hopes for civilian rule have not materialized. The pro-democracy movement in Sudan has struggled for control with the armed forces.
Despite the country’s economic challenges, Muslims in Sudan observe the holy month of Ramadan by engaging in customs like having iftar with travelers.
Sudan has a long history of archaeology and has more pyramids than Egypt. As more than 90% of archaeology students at the University of Khartoum are female,women archaeologists are set to dominate the field.
The Red Cross is helping refugee families who fled to Sudan find relatives who were unable to escape the conflict as Ethiopia’s civil war comes to an end and there is a communications blackout in the Tigray region.
The story of two South Sudanese brothers who were recently rescued in the Mediterranean Sea is one that many African migrants seeking better lives in Europe have heard. The two brothers set out from Libya in a rickety boat, but the engine failed, and they were eventually rescued by the Ocean Viking rescue ship