SUDAN WAR DEATH TOLL SURGES

Sudan remains the biggest Africa story today, with a UN probe saying RSF forces carried out mass killings, sexual violence, and forced starvation in a besieged city, describing the abuses as part of an intentional policy amounting to genocide. ACLED also reports that drone strikes in North Kordofan intensified in June, causing more than 110 reported fatalities and underscoring the war’s continued spread. The conflict is now driving a severe humanitarian crisis and remains the region’s most consequential security emergency. For an Africa Edition, this story best captures the intersection of conflict, displacement, and state collapse across the continent.