Displaced Sudanese Families Face Famine in Omdurman. Omdurman, Sudan – Marasi Alfadil and her children arrived in Omdurman with little more than the clothes on their backs. They settled in a half-finished building within a compound, a stark contrast to the relative safety they sought from the chaos of el-Fasher in North Darfur.
Their plight is one of many amidst the displacement crisis in Sudan, where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group’s control has led to severe food shortages and violence. Six months prior, Marasi escaped the siege of el-Fasher, which had been under the control of the RSF and its opponents in Sudan’s civil war.
The siege, which lasted 18 months, was marked by deadly violence and a humanitarian crisis, with the UN declaring the situation a genocide. “.
The siege made life hard, “Marasi told Al Jazeera. “Goods could not come in. Anyone who tried to bring food was detained or killed.”.
The situation in el — Fasher is not unique. Similar conditions have been reported in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, and at least 20 other areas across Darfur and Kordofan, where the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system declared a famine in November. Prolonged blockades have cut off food, fuel, and medicine, leaving markets either collapsed or unaffordable.
The European Union — funded Global Network Against Food Crises reported that conflict in Darfur and Kordofan has severely constrained humanitarian access, with devastating effects on food security. By September 2025, about 375,000 people were in the most extreme level of hunger, concentrated in North Darfur, South Kordofan, and West Kordofan. Displacement has stripped millions of their livelihoods, leaving them dependent on inconsistent aid.
By the end of 2025, nearly 12 million people were displaced, making Sudan home to the world’s largest internal displacement crisis.
The UN estimated that over half of Sudan’s population, or nearly 25 million people, were facing crisis levels of food shortages or worse.
In Omdurman, Marasi and others like her struggle to survive, with little aid and a daily battle against hunger. Officials commented on the matter. “.
The crisis in Sudan underscores the critical importance of humanitarian aid and the need for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
*Additional reporting by ImNews | Sources consulted: 5*
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This original article was produced by the ImNews editorial team
Source: aljazeera
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