Kordofan
Kordofan is a region in central Sudan comprising three states: North Kordofan, South Kordofan and West Kordofan. The region spans a transitional zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more fertile savannahs to the south. Kordofan's economy is based on agriculture, livestock herding and natural resource extraction, particularly gold mining and gum arabic production. The region is ethnically diverse, with Arab, Nuba, Fur and other communities, and has experienced recurring tensions over land, resources and political representation. South Kordofan, also known as the Nuba Mountains region, has been a site of protracted conflict between government forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) since 2011. The capital of North Kordofan is El-Obeid, a major commercial and transport hub. Kordofan's gold deposits have attracted both artisanal miners and organised armed groups, including the Rapid Support Forces, whose economic interests in the region have fuelled competition and violence. The region's strategic location and resource wealth make it significant in Sudan's broader political and military landscape. Kordofan has been affected by the civil war that erupted in April 2023, with fighting and displacement impacting local communities. Humanitarian access to parts of Kordofan has been constrained by insecurity, exacerbating food insecurity and other vulnerabilities.
Kordofan Updates
New famine risk haunts war-torn Sudan with El Niño-driven drought
By: Reuters Updated 11 minutes ago Across Sudan, farmers who have struggled to harvest their crops since a civil war flared in 2023 are now battling a new enemy that could plunge the... →
Number of Sudanese fleeing to Chad surges 20-fold as aid runs dry, UN says
By: Reuters 25th September 2026 There has been a sharp increase in the number of people fleeing from Sudan to Chad to escape fighting and dire conditions, and aid funding is... →
Sudan army says US peace plan must call for full RSF withdrawal from cities, documents show
By: Reuters 10th July 2026 The Sudanese army has conditioned any broad acceptance of a US proposal for ending the country's three-year-old civil war on the full withdrawal by... →
Sudan's army takes in Darfur paramilitary defectors, stirring anger
By: Reuters 22nd June 2026 Last month, Ali Rizkallah, a commander in the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, was welcomed to Sudan’s capital Khartoum and given a uniform... →
Iran war poses new threat to harvests in hunger-stricken Sudan
By: Reuters 25th May 2026 Farmers across Sudan say the hike in global fuel and fertiliser costs resulting from the Iran conflict will force them to cut back on planting this... →
UN warns drone attacks drive surge in civilian deaths in Sudan
By: Reuters 11th May 2026 The United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday that widening and intensifying violence in Sudan, as well as the rising use of drones, could... →
Regional protection scheme needed for Sudan’s displacement crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th February 2026 The massive scale and fast pace of displacement cycles have overwhelmed support systems in Sudan and neighbouring countries. Almost three years... →
Sudan’s latest peace plan: what’s in it and does it stand a chance?
12th February 2026 US president Donald Trump’s advisor on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, announced in February 2026 that Washington and three Middle East... →
Sudan's militia advances could trigger new refugee exodus, UNHCR chief warns
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 Advances by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan could trigger another exodus across the country's borders, United Nations High... →
Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it will enter into ceasefire
By: Reuters 25th November 2025 The head of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces said late on Monday that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce,... →
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