Sudan plunged into conflict in mid-April 2023, when long-simmering tensions between its military and paramilitary leaders broke out in the capital, Khartoum, and spread to other regions, including Darfur, which was wracked by bloodshed and atrocities in 2003.

The Sudanese government's decision to extend the opening of the Adre border crossing with Chad is crucial for aid delivery to famine-threatened regions in Darfur and Kordofan. Despite resistance from government members,

Sudan's sovereign council said on Wednesday it would extend the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad, seen as essential by aid agencies for the delivery of food and other supplies to areas at risk of famine in the Darfur and Kordofan regions.