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Sudan's El Fasher nears collapse amid famine and relentless strikes

By Emmanuel Akinwotu
Published October 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM CDT

After 18 months under siege, El Fasher in Sudan's remote Darfur region has become a famine-stricken, bomb-blasted city on the brink of extinction.

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Emmanuel Akinwotu
Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.
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