Sudan

Sudan was the largest country in Africa in terms of area until South Sudan's independence referendum on July 9, 2011. Now, according to the Human Development Report 2021/2022, about 45 million people live there. It has a tropical climate with extreme periods of drought and a rainy season from April to October that repeatedly leads to severe flooding. In addition, the population suffers from human rights violations and conflicts between the government, rebels and ethnic groups. In April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) brought the country to a crisis. Hundreds of people died, thousands were injured, and several hundred thousand are on the run, according to Tagesschau.