Darfur

American  

[dahr-foor] / dɑrˈfʊər /

noun

1. a province in the W Sudan. 191,650 sq. mi. (496,374 sq. km). El Fasher.

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Darfur British  

/ dɑːˈfʊə /

noun

1. a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874; since 2003 conflict between the Janjaweed and rebel groups has left thousands dead and homeless

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Darfur

The Zaghawa people, the ethnic majority in the western Darfur region, are being particularly targeted by the RSF.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

The RSF said an army drone had hit the hospital in el-Daein, the capital of East Darfur state, on the day Muslims were marking the festival of Eid.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

But as someone from the western Darfur region, he positioned himself as the champion of the disgruntled and of deprived areas beyond the capital.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

Amongst the Darfur articles are the robes of Sultan Yusef and of the Sultan of Masalit.

From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.