May 20, 2026Update·MSFCritical
MSF withdraws from three Darfur facilities
Citing repeated attacks on medical staff, MSF withdraws from Zalingei, Nyala and Kass — leaving a 220 km catchment without secondary care.
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CriticalEscalating·Civil War / Humanitarian
Sudan — RSF/SAF conflict and Darfur humanitarian collapse
Ongoing RSF-SAF conflict has produced the world's largest displacement crisis, with over 12M displaced internally and cross-border and famine confirmed in five Darfur localities.
Region
Northeast Africa · Horn
Sudan, Chad, South Sudan, Egypt
Opened
Aug 1, 2025
Last update May 20, 2026
Partners engaged
UN OCHA · IGAD · African Union · MSF · WFP · ICRC
Events tracked
7
2 milestones · 2 updates · 2 partner · 1 advisories
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7 / 7 events·UpdateMay 20, 2026MSF withdraws from three Darfur facilities
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- Apr 22, 2026Partner activity·AU / IGAD
AU-IGAD align on tripartite mediation
Joint declaration adopted at Addis Ababa aligning mediation tracks; Saudi and US envoys re-engage.
- Mar 11, 2026MilestoneCritical
SAF airstrikes on El Fasher escalate
Confirmed airstrikes on RSF-held El Fasher districts trigger further displacement waves; UN calls for immediate deconfliction.
- Jan 30, 2026Analyst advisory
ADVISORY: Movement suspended in Khartoum State
All INGO client movement in Khartoum and Omdurman suspended pending securable corridors. Port Sudan remains the only sustainable entry point.
- Dec 4, 2025UpdateCritical
Cross-border flow into Chad exceeds 900K
UNHCR confirms 908,000 refugees registered in Adré and Farchana corridors. Chadian authorities request international support.
- Oct 15, 2025Partner activity·IPC / WFPCritical
IPC declares famine in five Darfur localities
First formal famine declaration on the continent since 2017; WFP requests $1.2B emergency allocation.
- Aug 1, 2025MilestoneCritical
RSF consolidates control of El Geneina
Final SAF garrison in West Darfur falls; mass atrocity documentation resumes as displacement into eastern Chad accelerates.