Sudan

Sudan is a country in Northeast Africa that has been embroiled in a devastating civil war since April 2023, leading to widespread humanitarian crises and a collapsed economy. It is also a nation with a complex political history, including a recent dissolution of its government ahead of its first elections.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to its ongoing civil war, which has caused attacks on hospitals and forced dangerous patient journeys, as well as its political instability and economic partnerships with foreign powers like China.

Latest on Sudan

• Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group says
• Egypt boss Hassan seeks to ease Salah tensions ahead of South Sudan qualifier
• Egypt's Salah ruled out of South Sudan qualifier due to artificial surface
• South Sudan's president dissolves government ahead of country's first elections
• In Sudan, attacks on hospitals force patients to make dangerous journeys
• China bets on early port and power deals in Sudan to secure post-war economic edge
• U.K. police call for calm after brutal knife attack in Belfast

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