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A man feeds his livestock at a market in Sudan. The livestock industry is Sudan’s largest income earner after gold. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images

Sudan: how warring factions gained influence in the country’s food system – and what it means for the current conflict

Armed actors in fragile contexts typically engage in sectors where they can quickly extract profits.
Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska commemorating victims of the Holodomor, the Russian-imposed famine which devastated Ukraine in the 1930s. EPA/Presidential press service handout

Ukraine: deal or no deal?

History tells us that any deal that doesn’t come with cast-iron security guarantees for Ukraine is not worth the paper it is written on.
Troops of the Sudanese Armed Forces in a recently recaptured market just south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, March 2025. Associated Press/Alamy Stock Photo

Sudan civil war: despite appearances this is not a failed state – yet

Conflicts that have riven Sudan for decades have prompted some observers to predict the country will fall apart. But signs of popular resilience are emerging.
A destroyed military vehicle is seen in Sudan near the beginning of the current fighting in April 2023. AP Photo/Marwan Ali

Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher

The work of estimating conflict mortality is difficult. But that doesn’t make this grim exercise, nor accounting for the broader effects of conflict, any less critical.
A Sudanese refugee carries her son as they arrive in Jeddah port, Saudi Arabia, in May 2023. Sudan has been torn by civil war for more than a year, resulting in a humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Canada’s family‑based immigration program for Sudanese fleeing war is too little, too late

By capping immigration applications from Sudanese people fleeing the civil war at 3,250, and limiting eligibility to Sudanese with family in Canada, the federal government is leaving millions behind.

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