‘Devastating milestone’: More than 4 million people have fled Sudan since start of civil war

Sudan’s civil war has reached a devastating milestone, the United Nations is warning, with more than four million people fleeing the country since the start of the civil war.

More than 800,000 people have crossed into neighbouring Chad since the outbreak of fighting in April 2023, joining some 400,000 Sudanese refugees who had fled earlier waves of conflict in Darfur.

The most recent influx into Chad began in April 2025 following violent…