Sudan
Country in East Africa
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south, and the Red Sea. It has a population of 45.7 million people as of 2022 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the secession of South Sudan in 2011; since then both titles have been held by Algeria. Its capital and most populous city is Khartoum.
News coverage
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The unwanted: High Court to determine the fate of another 127 in limbo
Sydney Morning Herald
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Sudan could be weeks away from a 'catastrophic hunger crisis'
Sky News
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U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan on the American role in Sudan's civil war
NPR
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Sudan: 5 million at risk of starvation due to war, UN says
Deutsche Welle
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