Mahdist War | 3 Minute History

WARNING: Video contains distressing details | Thousands of people have attempted to flee El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region after the city fell to a paramilitary group in a violent siege.

After nearly a year of civil war, the UN says the humanitarian crisis in Sudan has become one of the worst in recent history. More than 10 million people have been displaced, famine is looming and there is inadequate international aid.

As the war in Sudan rages into its ninth month, the catastrophic human cost is barely noticed abroad. CBC’s Chris Brown breaks down how the situation became so desperate and why solutions seem so out of reach. Media ID:

Canada has suspended its evacuation operation at a Khartoum airfield after a ceasefire unravelled and violence escalated, but Canadians are still stranded in Sudan and escape options are limited.

Sudan has been engulfed by violence and chaos for more than a week. The National’s Ian Hanomansing talks to a Sudanese-Canadian trying to get home and a doctor who is trying to help those affected by the conflict.

There are increased efforts to get people out and aid into Sudan, but Canada is facing criticism for not moving quickly enough to get citizens out.

As war in Sudan rages, Canada has welcomed only a fraction of the number of refugees it has from other countries in crisis. CBC’s David Common looks at what’s going on and speaks to people who say there is a double standard when it comes...