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News •

Sudanese paramilitary group says its forming a rival government • Apr. 16, 2025, 4:13 PM ET (AP)
An international conference rallies aid for Sudan after 2 years of civil war, but peace is elusive • Apr. 16, 2025, 4:01 AM ET (AP)
UN: Civilian death toll in Sudan's Darfur attacks tops 300 in 2 days as war nears 2-year mark • Apr. 15, 2025, 12:00 AM ET (AP)
Attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan's Darfur leave at least 100 people dead, UN official says • Apr. 12, 2025, 2:34 PM ET (AP)
Sudan aid groups say 54 killed in an airstrike blamed on the military in Darfur • Mar. 26, 2025, 7:11 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Western Darfur • Dārfūr

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Omar al-Bashir
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president of Sudan
St. Josephine Bakhita
St. Josephine Bakhita
Roman Catholic saint
Rudolf Karl, baron von Slatin
governor of The Sudan
William George Browne
British explorer