Browsing: The war in Sudan

• IMF: Juba is grappling with economic woes partly resulting from the spillovers of the war in Sudan and recurrent flooding.
• Oil revenues are exhausting because the pipeline that carries 70% of South Sudan’s oil exports has been inoperable since February 2024.
• These challenges are negatively impacting the country’s economic and social outcomes.

The ongoing war in Sudan, as well as floods attributable to extreme weather patterns, have pushed South Sudan’s economy to the red, with reports showing the country suffered -6 percent contraction in the period ending June 2024

In an update shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), South Sudan faces “several difficult macroeconomic challenges,” chocking growth in Africa’s youngest country.

The IMF said that authorities in Juba are grappling with economic woes “partly resulting from the spillovers of the war in Sudan and recurrent flooding.” The multilateral lender noted that this double whammy of challenges negatively impacts …

• Since late June, heavy rains have hit parts of Sudan, including South Darfur, Red Sea, River Nile, and Northern states, affecting around 500,000 people.
• In Chad, at least 340 people have lost their lives, and nearly 1.5 million people have been impacted, with over 160,000 homes destroyed by floods.
• Nearly a third of Lesotho’s population—about 700,000 people—are at risk of food insecurity in the coming months due to historic drought gripping the country.

Extreme weather patterns continue to batter Africa, plunging millions of people into a deepening humanitarian crisis. From the ongoing catastrophic floods in Sudan and Chad to the severe drought crippling Lesotho, and other economies in the southern Africa region the impacts of climate change are starkly evident across the continent.

As floods displace families, destroy homes, and disrupt agriculture, drought worsens food insecurity, leaving communities on the brink of disaster.

Sudan and Chad drenched by devastating floods

• Currently, over 25.6 million people—more than half of Sudan’s population—are at risk of acute hunger.
• A coalition of the US, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, the African Union, and the UN, has pledged to deliver crucial relief supplies to famine-stricken areas in Darfur.
• Sudan’s conflict has triggered a displacement crisis, with over 10.7 million people forced to flee their homes since the fighting began.

As conflict continues to ravage Darfur, the scale of famine in Sudan continues to unfold, drawing urgent global intervention. Last week, a coalition of countries and the United Nations (UN) announced the deployment of vital food aid to address the famine in Sudan’s conflict zones.

Sudan, a northeast African country with a long history of conflict, faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The country’s grinding civil war has plunged millions into acute hunger, with famine declared in parts of Darfur.

The crisis is compounded by heavy …

• Sudan’s economy is set to shrink by 18.3 per cent this year even as joblessness hits nearly half the country’s population.
• Khartoum city, once a bustling hub, now bears the scars of conflict with factories, banks, shops, and markets falling victim to looting or destruction.
• About 10,400 schools in conflict-affected areas are closed, rendering 19 million Sudanese children without access to education.

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is poised to worsen next year even as the economy is set to contract by 18 per cent in 2023. This comes as New York-based International Rescue Committee (IRC) identified Sudan as the foremost nation among 20 countries globally facing the greatest risk of a worsening humanitarian situation in 2024.

The IRC’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist report reveals that Sudan, with its economy in ruins, has over seven million displaced people. This alarming figure is part of a larger global trend, as 110 million …