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UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 2026 (IPS) - In the three years since the outbreak of the Sudanese Civil War, the humanitarian crisis has deteriorated significantly, with the United Nations underscoring a ...
News Sudan » West Kurdufan » Economy: Sudan Gold Mine Collapse Kills Dozens As Search for Missing Continues
At least 60 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan, with many more still missing and feared dead beneath the rubble. Since fighting erupted in April 2023 between ...
News Sudan » West Kurdufan » Economy: Sudan's Famine Risk Worsened by Conflict, Drought and Funding Shortages, Report Says
Conflict and drought are worsening food insecurity in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification ...
News Sudan » West Kurdufan » Economy: The battle for Kordofan: The corridor linking Sudan’s east and west
Fighting in Sudan’s Kordofan region has intensified since late 2025, turning it into one of the main battlegrounds in the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support ...
News Sudan » West Kurdufan » Economy: Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners
At least 60 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan’s West Kordofan state as reports of survivors underground spurred calls for urgent rescue efforts. More than 70 artisanal miners were ...
News Sudan » West Kurdufan » Economy: Sudan: Golden Graveyard - Local Miners Are Dying in High Numbers
Moataz Ismail had just left childhood, but he did not find himself in school, as one would expect for an eighteen-year-old; instead, he was inside a mine shaft more than 30 metres deep, carrying ...
News Sudan » West Kurdufan » Economy: At least 60 dead after gold mine collapses in Sudan
The Al-Zaraa mine is near El-Nahud in Sudan’s West Kordofan region. The mine began to collapse on Tuesday after tunnels were dug very close together At least 60 small-scale miners are dead, with many ...
News Sudan » West Kurdufan » Economy: The battle for Kordofan: The corridor linking Sudan’s east and west
Kordofan, between Darfur and central Sudan, has seen one in five recorded attacks in Sudan’s war since April 2023.