Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir is standing trial for war crimes in the Darfur region.
More than 17 years of war have left hundreds of thousands of people dead and more than two million displaced.
The transitional government is now pushing for peace with rebel groups and that is important for the families who are still struggling to survive.
Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from North Darfur.
The Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea to the northeast.
Sudan’s history goes back to the Pharaonic period. Independence from the British was proclaimed on 1 January 1956.
Islam was Sudan’s state religion and Islamic laws applied from 1983 until 2020 when the country became a secular state. The economy has been described as lower-middle income and relies on oil production. Sudan is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, African Union, COMESA, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation.