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On Tuesday, hundreds of hospital doctors in Nairobi protested for better pay and working conditions. The strike by KMPDU members has disrupted healthcare at 57 public hospitals for four weeks.

The United Nations' envoy for Libya announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing the government's prioritization of self-interest over the country's political progress.

On Tuesday, nations agreed to provide over $610 million for the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where 21 million people require assistance and a severe food crisis is worsening.

In Senegal's latest news, a historic haul of cocaine has been revealed - the largest ever seized on land. A truck near the Mali border was found carrying over a ton of the illegal substance.

Following a humanitarian conference in Paris, the international community has committed over €2 billion to aid Sudan. Mathilde Vu, the Sudan Advocacy Manager for the Norwegian Refugee Council, discusses the deepening humanitarian crisis plaguing a nation ravaged by a year of violent conflict.

FRANCE 24 interviewed Abdalla Hamdok, who held the position of Sudan's prime minister twice following the ousting of Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Hamdok described the ongoing war in Sudan as "extremely catastrophic" and "the most serious, disastrous situation in the world today". Despite the grim situation, he expressed optimism that the war would eventually end, citing "some progress" in both regional and national efforts towards finding a political resolution.

This Monday marks one year since conflict erupted in Sudan, sparked by a power struggle between rival generals: General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan leading the army, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, commanding the RSF paramilitary.

Out of Sudan's 8.6 million displaced individuals, over 2 million have sought refuge in neighboring nations amid ongoing conflict. Egypt, Chad, and South Sudan have received the majority, while Ethiopia and the Central African Republic have seen smaller numbers. The UN Refugee Agency has issued a call for increased humanitarian aid to support these war-displaced people.

France and its partners aim to raise large sums for Sudan as war rages on, causing severe humanitarian crisis. Only a fraction of the UN's fundraising goal has been met, leaving millions in Sudan lacking vital resources, according to Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna.

After a civil war erupted in Sudan on April 15 last year, tens of thousands died and 8.5 million fled their homes. The United Nations describes the situation as one of the worst humanitarian crises, with a hunger crisis and the highest number of internally displaced people globally.