Africa
At least 27 killed in renewed clashes in Sudan’s El-Fasher: UN
3 years agoPatients receive treatment at the Gedaref Oncology Hospital in eastern Sudan on May 1, 2024. - The fighting in Sudan broke out in April 2023 between the regular army, headed by Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. The Sudan war has killed tens of thousands of people and forced more than 8.5 million people to flee their homes in what the United Nations has called the "largest displacement crisis in the world". (Photo by AFP)
Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher, the United Nations said Sunday, killing at least 27 people in one day.