Sudan is an Arab nation in North Africa, directly south of Egypt and along the Red Sea.
Since becoming independent in 1956, Sudan has had a tumultuous history rife with coups and political instability - the most recent coup having happened in 2021 and the crackdown against protesters being ongoing at the time of writing.
Notably, despite having long held staunch opposition to the State of Israel, ties between Israel and Sudan seem to be getting close to warming at the time of writing following efforts to bring them into normalization under the rubric of the Abraham Accords.
The existing conflict has led to what the UN calls the world's largest humanitarian crisis, causing famine in several locations and disease across the country.
US and Israeli officials reportedly reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss the potential transfer of displaced Gazan Palestinians.
Officials stated that Sudan rejected the offer, while Somalia and Somaliland said they weren't aware of any offer, KAN reported.
The UAE’s contribution responds to the devastating civil war in Sudan, which has ravaged the country since April 2023.
After fleeing war in Darfur, Mahmoud Usman spent 14 years in limbo seeking asylum in Israel. Now, with his application approved, he looks ahead to building his future.
Whether you call it an obsession or antisemitism, social convenience or just ignorance, the international silence on the Arab genocide in Sudan adds up to the same thing: an egregious moral outrage.
Ancient Kushite pyramids in Nubia remain under threat due to ongoing conflicts.
The war in Sudan has killed an estimated 150,000 people and pushed 10 million into exile.
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A network blackout enforced by the RSF has made it difficult to determine the exact cause.
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