To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic Detail page.. T HE WAR in Sudan, which began on April 15th, has already forced almost 400,000 people from their homes. Tens of ...

Nearly three-quarters of all attacks have centred around three main regions: Khartoum. Sudan’s capital has been the epicentre, with 5,519 attacks, or 49 percent of all recorded incidents.

DARFUR A region in western Sudan, it is the size of France and home to 6 million Muslims. By 2003, the Sudanese government in Khartoum was prospering from new oil wealth, and rebel groups in ...

If you want to know why Sudan matters to so many other countries, just take a look at a map. There's a reason why the fighting that has erupted there over the past week is ringing so many ...