Sudan’s Poverty Rate Nearly Doubles to 70% Amid Relentless Conflict

Sudan’s grinding four-year war has plunged the country into one of the most severe humanitarian crises on the globe, with nearly 70% of its population now living in poverty. This marks an almost catastrophic escalation from the 38% poverty rate recorded before the war erupted between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The United Nations reports that at least a quarter of Sudan's people now subsist on less than two dollars a day, with entire regions such as South K