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IPC warns famine risk surging across Darfur and Kordofan

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC · How we work

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IPC Warns Famine

IPC warned famine risk is rising in Darfur and Kordofan.
In May IPC said 19.5 million people—over 40% of Sudan’s population—face acute food insecurity.
El Niño-related drought now covers more than half of Sudan, causing crop failures.
Acute malnutrition in two South Darfur camps reached 38% and 30.8%, above the 20% famine line.
Nyala’s severe acute malnutrition among children doubled from about 5% in January to 11% in August.

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Egyptian Jets Strike

Emergency Lawyers, a Khartoum rights group, said Egyptian jets struck gold miners in North Wadi, killing 72.
Egyptian Armed Forces said they dropped warning leaflets during a large-scale campaign against illegal mining.
In June, Egyptian border forces detained 223 people, including 136 foreigners, in a gold-mining sweep.
Professor Osama Eidrous said miners posed no security threat and were not part of the Sudan-Egypt conflict.

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Civilian Forces Submit

Anti-war civilian forces submitted a peace roadmap to the Quintet mechanism.
The roadmap proposes a 40-member committee with equal seats for neutral, SAF-aligned and RSF-aligned forces.
It calls for an immediate, unconditional humanitarian truce to allow aid delivery.
The document urges strict sanctions on war-financing networks and companies, especially gold-linked ones.
It demands an arms embargo for Sudan and bars the National Congress Party and its Islamic Movement from settlement.

History

Historical Context

After El Niño-driven drought and civil-war violence killed more than 70,000 people in the 1998 Sudan famine, Sudan’s food system remained fragile. The 2023-24 civil war revived those vulnerabilities; RSF looting and SAF aid blockades led the IPC to declare Phase 5 famine in North Darfur in August 2024. Today the IPC warns 19.5 million Sudanese face acute food insecurity.

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IPC Warns Famine

IPC warned famine risk is rising in Darfur and Kordofan.
In May IPC said 19.5 million people—over 40% of Sudan’s population—face acute food insecurity.
El Niño-related drought now covers more than half of Sudan, causing crop failures.
Acute malnutrition in two South Darfur camps reached 38% and 30.8%, above the 20% famine line.
Nyala’s severe acute malnutrition among children doubled from about 5% in January to 11% in August.

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