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Sudan's 'Forgotten War'

2024/10/27
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Sudan's journey from a hopeful revolution in 2019 to a devastating civil war, marked by the ousting of dictator Omar al-Bashir and the subsequent coup by the army and RSF.
  • Over 12 million people are internally displaced or have become refugees.
  • An estimated 150,000 people have been killed.
  • Half of the country faces starvation.

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12 million displaced. As many as 150,000 dead. Half the country facing starvation. The simple truth? War is tearing apart Sudan. NPR's West Africa correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu recently reported near the heart of that fighting. Along the way, he met a young man who, with his family, survived for months on flour and water while hiding under a bed. He found doctors caring for the sick and dying even as shells exploded nearby. The current humanitarian crisis in Sudan is seen as one of the worst in the world, but has little global attention. "They forget about us," one exhausted doctor said. "It's a forgotten war."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)