Perspective - 'At every single step there is death and danger': The struggle to get food in Sudan
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“The war in Sudan has killed tens of thousands of people.”
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Reported by The Guardian and France24, both independent news sources, confirming tens of thousands killed in Sudan's war. Cross-references align on this casualty figure.
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— Across the country, the war has killed tens of thousands and driven more than 11 million people from their homes.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/strike-on-suda…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/strike-on-suda…
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— the war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced more than 11 million
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260414-sudan-drone-stri…
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260414-sudan-drone-stri…
“An aid worker from a main NGO in Sudan spoke about the starvation of the people.”
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Web search results mention NGOs discussing food aid issues, but no specific aid worker is named or directly quoted about starvation. Wikipedia entries provide general context but lack direct evidence of the claim.
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— Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government controlled by the Sudan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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— 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, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
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“A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) shows that food in Sudan has crossed at least one or more battlefields.”
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A web search result explicitly states: 'food in Sudan has crossed at least one battlefield according to an NRC report', directly corroborating the claim via the NRC's own documentation.
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— Tawila or Tawilah (Arabic: طويلة) is a town in North Darfur State, Sudan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawila
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawila
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— A genocidal massacre in the city of El Fasher in western Sudan began on 26 October 2025. Tens of thousands of civilians have been executed or murdered and as of December 2025, events are ongoing. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fasher_massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fasher_massacre
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— The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة السودانية, romanized: Al-Qūwāt Al-Musallaḥah as-Sūdāniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of Sudan. The force strength has been estimate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces
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“The NRC's Sudan Advocacy Manager Mathilde Vu spoke to FRANCE 24 in Perspective.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm Mathilde Vu, NRC's Sudan Advocacy Manager, spoke to FRANCE24 about the crisis. Three distinct sources report this same interaction.
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— The El Fasher refugee crisis is an ongoing crisis in Sudan amid the Sudanese civil war originating from the massacre perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city El Fasher, North Darfur, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fasher_refugee_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fasher_refugee_crisis
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— InPerspective, wespoketoMathildeVu,SudanAdvocacyManagerfor the Norwegian Refugee Council.
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20260210-su…
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20260210-su…
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— 01:23MathildeVu. She is aSudanadvocacymanagerat the Norwegian Refugee Council and she joins us. 01:30now from PortSudan, which is in the east of the country.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x99fge8
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x99fge8
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