What is the war in Sudan about?

South Sudan is the world's newest nation, in the centre of Africa bordered by six countries. It is rich in oil, but following decades of civil war it is also one of the least developed regions on earth - only 15% of its citizens own a mobile phone and there very few tarmac roads in an area bigger than Spain and Portugal combined. read more

The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. read more

Sudan Civil War. In June 2016, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declared a unilateral four-month truce in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions. read more