Monitors warn 19.5 million in Sudan19.5 million in Sudan face acute hunger
Monitoring groups said on May 14, 2026, that 19.5 million people in Sudan are facing acute food insecurity, with 135,000 in the most severe phase.
The warning matters because millions remain at risk of famine in several conflict-hit states, and conditions are expected to worsen.
- Sudan has one of Africa’s largest internally displaced populations.
- Darfur has been a center of conflict for more than two decades.
- Food crises often spread fastest when war disrupts farming, transport, and markets.
Sudan Civil War
Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces remain locked in a nationwide war that has shifted across central and western Sudan, with heavy fighting and drone attacks reported in places including Khartoum, White Nile, Kordofan, and Darfur. Recent strikes and ground assaults have killed civilians and kept pressure on hospitals, markets, roads, and other civilian sites.
29 May, 02:01 PM
RSF-linked fighters kill 27 civilians in North Kordofan12 March, 06:04 AM
RSF drone strikes kill 17 including students in Sudan's White Nile State
