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Sudan: digital harms in conflict zones

15 December 2025

Sudan: digital harms in conflict zones

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This report provides an overview of the types of digital threats and harms reported publicly in Sudan, highlighting the impacts on civilians and humanitarian responders. The report stresses the critical importance of understanding these harms – including weaponised disinformation, connectivity blackouts, and surveillance – because of their very real and profound offline consequences and offers concrete, illustrative examples from the Sudanese context. 

Conflict and violence
Sudan: economic impacts and emerging trends in West and Central Darfur

25 November 2025

Sudan: economic impacts and emerging trends in West and Central Darfur

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This analysis focuses on West and Central Darfur as the dynamics of economic collapse are more acute and severe in these states than in other parts of the region. The report fills a critical gap by providing a targeted and in-depth examination of the specific economic impacts in these areas, including the neartotal breakdown of formal intra-Darfur and cross-border commercial systems.

Economy
Sudan: scenarios (2026)

19 November 2025

Sudan: scenarios (2026)

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This report outlinines four scenarios that explore the ways governance and control in Sudan could develop until December 2026 and the potential impacts on people and the humanitarian response. The scenarios consider impacts on the economy, services, access, and humanitarian conditions. 

Anticipatory analysis
Sudan: escalation of violence in Al Fasher

19 November 2025

Sudan: escalation of violence in Al Fasher

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Following their takeover of Al Fasher on 26 October 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have committed widespread mass atrocities against civilians. Reports include mass killings, summary executions, mass detentions, kidnappings, and sexual violence, particularly targeting women and girls. 

Conflict and violence
Sudan: Food security and nutrition analysis - barriers, impacts, and opportunities

21 October 2025

Sudan: Food security and nutrition analysis - barriers, impacts, and opportunities

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This report examines the challenges shaping food security and nutrition analysis in Sudan and how these constraints affect the production of reliable and consolidated evidence. The report considers the impact of these barriers on humanitarian response and identifies opportunities to strengthen collective analysis.

Food security & livelihoodsNutrition
Sudan: Challenges and opportunities for Khartoum state emergency response rooms

16 October 2025

Sudan: Challenges and opportunities for Khartoum state emergency response rooms

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This report analyses the challenges and opportunities facing Emergency response rooms (ERRs)’ work in Khartoum state, as explained by ERR members and other national and international responders.

Coping mechanisms
Sudan: Cholera outbreak in Tawila locality

08 August 2025

Sudan: Cholera outbreak in Tawila locality

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By 4 August 2025, the General Directorate of Health Emergencies and Epidemics Control had recorded 2,957 suspected cholera cases in Tawila locality, North Darfur state, since the federal Ministry of Health (MOH) declared an outbreak in the country in August 2024. 

Health
Sudan: Protection Risk Analysis 2025

31 July 2025

Sudan: Protection Risk Analysis 2025

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This report highlights eight key protection risks identified as the most severe in 2025 by responders, with special focus on at-risk population groups, high-risk areas, and information gaps. It also aims to delve into the dynamics of each protection risk in 2025. 

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Sudan: key needs and risks for IDP returnees in Aj Jazirah

17 July 2025

Sudan: key needs and risks for IDP returnees in Aj Jazirah

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This report gives an overview of the humanitarian needs of IDP returnees in Aj Jazirah state and the factors driving and compounding continuing IDP returns.

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Sudan: Anticipated effects of the 2025 rainy season on malnutrition drivers in Darfur

24 June 2025

Sudan: Anticipated effects of the 2025 rainy season on malnutrition drivers in Darfur

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This report aims to examine how the 2025 rainy season is expected to affect malnutrition drivers in Darfur, a region already facing critical levels of malnutrition, food insecurity, displacement, and health system collapse. 

Nutrition
Sudan: risk of continued drone strikes on Port Sudan

23 May 2025

Sudan: risk of continued drone strikes on Port Sudan

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On 4 May 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a series of drone strikes on Port Sudan, the administrative and humanitarian hub of the country since the beginning of the armed conflict in April 2023. The aerial attacks with loitering munitions lasted six consecutive days until 9 May.

Conflict and violence
Sudan: Displacement from Zamzam Camp

29 April 2025

Sudan: Displacement from Zamzam Camp

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On 11 April, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) conducted a three-day assault on Zamzam camp, the largest camp for displaced people in Sudan, located in North Darfur, around 15km south of El Fasher City, resulting in the displacement of at least 406,265 (81%) of the camp’s inhabitants. 

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Sudan: Humanitarian access developments (October 2024 to March 2025)

10 April 2025

Sudan: Humanitarian access developments (October 2024 to March 2025)

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This report highlights the key developments affecting humanitarian access in Sudan between October 2024 and March 2025 at both the national and subnational levels, accounting for significant regional variations in access constraints. This is a follow-up report to the 27 June 2024 ACAPS report on humanitarian access in Sudan.

 

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Sudan: implications of the US AID funding cuts

13 March 2025

Sudan: implications of the US AID funding cuts

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This report analyses the actual and potential implications of the US funding freeze, SWOs, and subsequent cuts on humanitarian operations and humanitarian needs in Sudan. 

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Sudan: sub-region profile of South Kordofan, West Kordofan and Blue Nile

03 January 2025

Sudan: sub-region profile of South Kordofan, West Kordofan and Blue Nile

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This report aims to provide an overview of the current situation in the three states, focusing on the key factors driving conflict and instability. The report analyses the humanitarian impacts and compounding factors within these regions. 

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Sudan: cholera situation

02 January 2025

Sudan: cholera situation

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This analysis is based on a review of both public and non-public secondary sources, including documents produced by international organisations, UN agencies, research institutes, and local and international media, complemented by an interview with a health expert.

Health
Sudan Scenarios (2024 - 2025)

07 October 2024

Sudan Scenarios (2024 - 2025)

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A region-by-region analysis of possible developments affecting humanitarian needs and operations in Sudan until December 2025.

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Sudan situational update: Khartoum state

14 August 2024

Sudan situational update: Khartoum state

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The Sudanese capital of Khartoum has been the epicentre of the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that started on 15 April 2023. The eruption of violence in the capital effected a widespread disruption of social and administrative order.

Conflict and violence
Sudan: Food security situation

07 August 2024

Sudan: Food security situation

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This report aims to highlight the food security situation in Sudan, focusing on the drivers of the crisis to analyse how it developed. It also aims to identify vulnerabilities among the affected populations to potentially target and prioritise aid.
 

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Ethiopia: situation and needs of Sudanese refugees in Amhara region

05 July 2024

Ethiopia: situation and needs of Sudanese refugees in Amhara region

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This report analyses the humanitarian needs of Sudanese refugees hosted at the Kumer and Awlala refugee camps, those who left and are sheltering outside, and the factors aggravating the situation in order to support humanitarian decision-making. 

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