The United Nations has repeatedly warned that regular attacks on power stations threaten health and services for millions of people who are already facing the world’s largest hunger crisis. Africa’s third largest country, home to an estimated 50 million people, has been ravaged by the war, which aid workers estimate has killed more than 200,000 people.
Electricity has been cut for days at a time after past paramilitary drone strikes on power stations and hydroelectric dams.
Sudan’s war is currently being fought primarily via drones, with both sides launching sophisticated attacks across the country, killing dozens of civilians at a time.
Sudan is also grappling with unprecedented inflation and its currency has lost more than 25% of its value in recent weeks. In the first three weeks of October, drone strikes killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds more, according to a UN tally. The majority of Sudan’s hospitals have been forced to close, at least 8 million children are out of school and swathes of the country cannot access basic services.
The majority of Sudan’s hospitals have been forced to close, at least 8 million children are out of school and swathes of the country cannot access basic services.
Africa’s third largest country, home to an estimated 50 million people, has been ravaged by the war, which aid workers estimate has killed more than 200,000 people.
In the first three weeks of October, drone strikes killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds more, according to a UN tally.