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Nearly 50,000 people have been displaced across Sudan’s Blue Nile state since the beginning of 2026 amid ongoing clashes in the region, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the organization said an estimated 49,512 people, or 9,899 families, were displaced across the southeastern state between Jan. 11 and May 4. According to the IOM, 28,020 people were displaced from Kurmuk, 18,722 from Bau and 11,855 from Geissan. The displaced population moved to seven locations across Blue Nile state, including the state capital Damazin, which received 25,630 displaced people, the organization added. The IOM said 78 percent of the newly displaced people were sheltering in informal gathering sites, while 13 percent were staying in […]
