Countries pledge $1.5bn for Sudan crisis as war enters fourth year

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 15, 2026 · 523 words · By AFP; Anadolu; Reuters

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Countries pledge $1.5bn for Sudan crisis as war enters fourth year Antonio Guterres calls for end to ‘nightmare’ war as Khartoum rejects international conference as ‘colonial tutelage approach’.

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Why it matters

Donors have pledged 1.3 billion euros ($1.5bn) for humanitarian aid in Sudan as international leaders met in Berlin on the third anniversary of its devastating civil war.

Common ground

“This nightmare must end,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, calling the anniversary “a tragic milestone in a conflict that has shattered a country of immense promise”.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that the group [RSF] acknowledged the third anniversary of the civil war in a social media post?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the group [RSF] acknowledged the third anniversary of the civil war in a social media post”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm or deny that the RSF acknowledged the anniversary on social media.

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Claim 2: “Donors have pledged 1.3 billion euros ($1.5bn) for humanitarian aid in Sudan”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that donors pledged more than 1.3 billion euros (approximately $1.5 billion) for humanitarian aid in Sudan at the Berlin conference.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit.Michael Kappeler/dpa. Donor countries meeting on Wednesday in Berlin at the third international conference on Sudan have pledged more than €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) i…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/donors-pledge-over-1-3-1…

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web search NEUTRAL — International donors on Monday pledged close to US$1.5 billion in humanitarian aid to Sudan and the broader region, responding to a call by the United Nations to boost aid amid a conflict that has for…
https://asaaseradio.com/international-donors-pledge-us1-5-bi…

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web search NEUTRAL — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul says donors from international community pledged more than $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan at an internati...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BAHssYUhj54

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Claim 3: “Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised the meeting as a “colonial tutelage approach””

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Multiple sources (Sudan Now, Africa Briefing, and another news report) confirm that Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the Berlin conference as a 'colonial tutelage approach'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Foreign Ministry says hosting conference without consulting Khartoum reflects ‘disregard’ for Sudan. Adel Abdelrheem. 15 April 2026•Update: 15 April 2026.The conference is set to open in Berlin on Wed…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/sudan-slams-germany-hosted-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Khartoum – Sudan Now | April 15, 2026. The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strongly worded statement today expressing its full condemnation of the Berlin Conference, describing it as ref…
https://en.sudannow.net/sudan-describes-berlin-conference-as…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sudan rejects Berlin conference over sovereignty concerns. Khartoum calls Western approach ‘colonial tutelage’.
https://africabriefing.com/sudan-slams-berlin-conference-as-…

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Claim 4: “The conference drew about a dozen foreign ministers and more than 60 delegations”

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Anadolu Ajansı explicitly reports that the Berlin conference drew about a dozen foreign ministers and more than 60 delegations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 was a meeting of colonial powers that concluded with the signing of the General Act of Berlin, an agreement regulating European colonisation and trade in Africa duri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Conference

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cinema of Sudan refers to both the history and present of the making or screening of films in cinemas or film festivals, as well as to the persons involved in this form of audiovisual culture of the S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Sudan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Sudanese civil war (2023–present) the outbreak of violence has led foreign governments to monitor the situation in Sudan and move towards the evacuation and repatriation of its nationals. A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_of_foreign_national…

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Claim 5: “the two sides fighting the war were excluded”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about an ebook reader (FBReader) and general Wikipedia entries on Darfur; no evidence confirms or denies the exclusion of the warring parties from the Berlin conference.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Darfur ( dar-FOOR; Arabic: دار فور, romanized: Dār Fūr, lit. 'Realm of the Fur') is a region of western Sudan. Dār is an Arabic word meaning "home [of]" – the region was named Dardaju (Arabic: دار داج…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Horn of Africa conflict, also known as the Saudi-United Arab Emirates proxy war, refers to several interconnected conflicts and regional alliances in the Horn of Africa, that developed in the earl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_of_Africa_conflict

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Claim 6: “Sudan has been engulfed in civil war since April 2023 when fighting erupted between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly state that the civil war between the Sudanese military (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF; Arabic: قُوَّاتْ الدّعْمْ السَّرِيعْ, romanized: Quwwāt ad-daʿm as-sarīʿ) are a Sudanese paramilitary force formerly operated by the Sudanese government. They originated…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two primary factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan, contr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Territory of the Rapid Support Forces refers to the areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces from 2023 until 2025, until the founding of the Government of Peace and Unity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_of_the_Rapid_Support…

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Claim 7: “more than 4.5 million have been forced to flee their homes”

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Web search results indicate displacement figures exceeding 4.5 million; one source mentions over 5.8 million internally displaced and 1.5 million refugees, while another mentions over 4 million internally displaced plus 1.1 million refugees.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 50,000 civilians have been forced from their homes in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since the start of 2026, according to the International Organization for Migration, as fighting continues across th…
https://thesudantimes.com/sudan/iom-says-50000-displaced-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces are accused of committing war crimes.[196][197] As of 29 December 2023, over 5.8 million were internally displaced and more than 1.5 million…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan

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web search NEUTRAL — Over 4 million people have been internally displaced while another 1.1 million have fled to neighbouring countries: UN agency.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/more-than-5-million-…

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Claim 8: “international leaders met in Berlin on the third anniversary of its devastating civil war”

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Al Jazeera and other search results confirm that world leaders met in Berlin for a conference to mark the third anniversary of the war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 74th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, took place between 15 and 25 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o was named the Jur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74th_Berlin_International_Film…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 76th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, took place from 12 and 22 February 2026 in Berlin, Germany. German filmmaker Wim Wenders was named the Jury President …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76th_Berlin_International_Film…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khartoum (Arabic: الخرطوم) is a 2025 documentary film directed by Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad and Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, with Philip Cox serving as creative director and writer. It do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum_(2025_film)

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Claim 9: “Host German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said his country pledged 212 million euros ($250m) in humanitarian aid”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a pledge of 212 million euros specifically from Johann Wadephul or Germany.

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Claim 10: “Nearly 34 million people inside Sudan need humanitarian assistance”

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Three independent sources (Anadolu Ajansı, Concern Worldwide, and Christianity Today) all state that approximately 34 million people in Sudan require humanitarian assistance.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The demographics of Sudan include the Sudanese people (Arabic: سودانيون) and their characteristics, Sudan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Sudan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uganda to the south,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan

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