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Sudan's civil war enters 4th year

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published April 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT

Internally displaced Sudanese people carry water at Al Heshan camp outskirts of Port Sudan, Sudan, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Bernat Armangue/AP)

The ongoing power struggle between the Sudanese military (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has led to perhaps the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth.

Here & Now‘s David Folkenflik speaks with Denise Brown, the United Nations resident coordinator in Sudan.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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