The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off the flow of fertilizers. Africa's fragile food system could be the big loser. For farmers in Sudan, a country already plagued by hunger and conflict, the war in Iran has affected everything.
WorldThey have witnessed rape and the destruction of schools - and were forced to carry weapons as children. In Sudan, a country spiraling into violence and lawlessness, there is a generation of young adults who are at high risk of being recruited by extremist groups.
WorldThey have witnessed rape and the destruction of schools - and were forced to carry weapons as children. In Sudan, a country of spiraling violence and lawlessness, there is a generation of young adults who are at high risk of being recruited by extremist groups.
WorldThe civil war in Sudan has been going on for over three years. Seven out of ten people are now estimated to be living in poverty in the hard-hit northeast African country, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
ConflictsThe victims are being burned, buried and moved – all to hide the traces of the massacres in Sudan's al-Fashir. The paramilitary RSF force has been systematically disposing of bodies, according to analysis of satellite images.
WorldThe paramilitary RSF forces in Sudan are accused of repeated violent attacks against civilians. In attacks that dispersed one of the country's largest refugee camps, executions and war crimes were committed, Amnesty warns.
ConflictsThey were the dictator's fighting dogs in Darfur – and became a large shadow army that wants to take over the entire country. The paramilitary RSF forces are fighting the army in an ethnically torn Sudan, with large foreign support. Immense resources in gold, cattle and other things are at stake, says Sudan expert Johan Brosché.
ConflictsThey were the dictator's fighting dogs in Darfur – and became a large shadow army that wants to take over the entire country. The paramilitary RSF forces are fighting the army in an ethnically torn Sudan, with large foreign support. Immense resources in gold, cattle and other things are at stake, says Sudan expert Johan Brosché.
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