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Sudan

September 2024

Sudanese children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border.

A genocide is under way in Sudan yet the world is silent

When an Arab militia rampaged through Maryam Suleiman’s village in the Darfur region of Sudan last year, “so many men were killed, like grains of sand”.

  • Nicholas Kristof
Zahra Tarreel Adam, 19, and her one-year-old Abdallah fled from their village of Kandobe in Darfur, Sudan.

No one is talking about the world’s worst humanitarian crisis

Sudan’s catastrophic war could kill millions and spread chaos across Africa and the Middle East as huge numbers of refugees flee the country.

  • The Economist

August 2024

Sudanese children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border.

As the world looks elsewhere, famine descends on Darfur

Conflicts in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine have attracted international attention while children die unnecessarily in Sudan.

  • Nicholas Kristof

July 2023

Gold miner Perseus’ $771m cash dilemma

Rising gold prices, strong productivity and civil war in Sudan have left gold miner Perseus with a unique dilemma; how to spend a massive $771 million war chest.

  • Peter Ker

May 2023

Sudanese war might not stay in Sudan

A power struggle in the capital, Khartoum, could destabilise neighbouring Chad and affect the entire Sahel region.

  • Folahanmi Aina

March 2022

Can the ‘Wild West’ of ethical investment be tamed?

The agencies that rate companies’ ESG credentials are unregulated, inconsistent and increasingly in demand. No wonder regulators have set their sights on them.

  • Peter Ker

February 2022

Large protests have been common in Sudan in recent months after a military coup in October.

Gold star Perseus goes $216m deeper into Africa

Perseus shares have outperformed most Australian gold stocks over the past year and now the miner will use its strong scrip to buy a Sudanese gold project.

  • Peter Ker

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