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Famine spreading in Sudan's Darfur, warn UN-backed experts

Labourers reconstruct a historical building in Suakin on January 22, 2026. [AFP]

Famine is spreading in Sudan's western Darfur, UN-backed experts warned on Thursday, after the paramilitary takeover of the region's main city El-Fasher triggered mass displacement into surrounding communities.

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