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A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding next door — and the numbers are staggering.
Sudan has just been named the world’s most displaced country in history, with a shocking 11.6 million people forced from their homes in 2024 alone. The figures, released in the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement, have rocked the international community and triggered urgent calls for action.
The mass exodus is being blamed on relentless warfare between Sudan’s military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a brutal power struggle that erupted in April 2023. Once confined to Khartoum and Darfur, the violence has now engulfed the nation, leaving devastation in its wake.
Families are fleeing in terror. Cities are reduced to rubble. Access to food, water, shelter, and medical care has collapsed.
The report reveals that Sudan alone accounted for nearly 60% of all global conflict-related displacements in 2024 — more than even war-torn Palestine and the Democratic Republic of Congo combined.
And the crisis isn’t limited to Sudan. Sub-Saharan Africa saw a record-breaking 19.3 million internal displacements in 2024, fueled by both armed conflicts and a surge in climate disasters.
Floods, particularly in West and Central Africa, caused 7.8 million displacements, with Chad and the Lake Chad Basin among the hardest-hit. In Southern Africa, a punishing drought forced hundreds of thousands from their homes.
As the crisis deepens, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) is sounding the alarm: International leaders must act now. The organization is pushing for urgent diplomatic intervention, sustained humanitarian aid, and bold new policies to prevent further suffering.
The report warns that unless the world takes immediate steps, the situation will spiral further out of control — with millions more lives at risk.
Kenya and other nations in the region are watching closely, with growing fears that the ripple effects of Sudan’s collapse could spread across borders.
This is not just a Sudanese crisis. It’s an African emergency — and a global wake-up call.
