Famine Declared in El Fasher and Kadugli

Famine has reached el-Fasher in Darfur and Kadugli in South Kordofan, the IPC said, as Sudan’s war rages. El-Fasher, seized last week by RSF fighters after an 18-month siege, saw reported attacks that killed hundreds as communications falter; Kadugli remains besieged with tens of thousands trapped. Aid groups report people straggling into nearby towns with catastrophic malnutrition; in Tawila, all 70 children under 5 screened one day were acutely malnourished. The IPC estimates 375,000 people in famine, 6.3 million facing extreme hunger, and 21 million acutely food insecure, urging a ceasefire to stop further loss of life.