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Central Darfur state: conflict events in April 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Central Darfur state, Sudan. Country-wide report: Sudan, April 2026.

5events2 the month before
87est. deathsrange 56–87
41civilian deaths

Central Darfur state, Sudan saw 5 recorded events and 87 estimated deaths in April 2026. That is +150% compared with 2 events the month before. The death toll range is 56 to 87.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 41.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 5 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-27: Government of Sudan vs SFA (6 deaths)2026-04-21: Government of Sudan vs SFA (50 deaths)2026-04-15: Government of Sudan vs SFA (24 deaths)2026-04-13: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)2026-04-13: Government of Sudan vs SFA (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Central Darfur state, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 Apr 2026Umm Dukhun district
Central Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 19 civilian, 4 sources		50
19–50
15 Apr 2026Umm Dukhun district
Central Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 16 civilian, 2 sources		24
27 Apr 2026Zalingei district
Central Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 6 civilian, 4 sources		6
13 Apr 2026Azum district
Central Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		6
13 Apr 2026Azum district
Central Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Sudan587
SFA587

All months

Monthly reports:Jun 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.