Amnesty International says weapons from U.S. allies are fueling Sudan's raging civil war

Johannesburg — It's often called the forgotten conflict, but the civil war that has torn Sudan apart for 19 months is fueling the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. In just over a year and a half, 13 million people have been displaced from their homes. At least one overcrowded camp for displaced civilians is already dealing with famine, while other parts of the country are suffering though famine-like conditions.

Outbreaks of dengue fever, malaria, cholera and measles are hitting children the hardest, with the collapse of the education system also keeping roughly 90% of Sudan's kids out of school.

Fighting broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The violence followed months of squabbling between the two top generals who'd been running the country — former allies who head the army and the RSF — during negotiations aimed at fully integrating the RSF into the army ahead of the formation of a new transitional government.