More than 3.1 million people displaced by Sudan conflict, says UN

The conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1m people from their homes, including some 700,000 who have fled to neighbouring countries, the UN said, amid growing concerns over a ‘full-scale civil war’ (Karel Prinsloo/AP)

The raging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including some 700,000 who have fled to neighbouring countries, the United Nations said on Wednesday, amid growing concerns that the country is sliding into a “full-scale civil war”.

Sudan has been plunged into chaos since mid-April when months-long tensions between the military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere across the north-eastern African nation.