41 of its 54 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 65 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Sudan on 9 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 20 October 2026: 57 of its 73 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Sudan: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
SudanThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Darfurpeople displaced
7 stories, 7 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Kordofanpeople displaced
7 stories, 7 outlets
2 Oct
Khartoumattacks & violence
8 stories, 9 outlets
4 Oct
Kordofanattacks & violence
8 stories, 7 outlets
5 Oct
Khartoumattacks & violence
5 stories, 5 outlets
6 Oct
Kordofanattacks & violence
6 stories, 12 outlets
6 Oct
Khartoumattacks & violence
8 stories, 7 outlets
12 Oct
Khartoumattacks & violence
6 stories, 7 outlets
16 Oct
Darfurattacks & violence
7 stories, 6 outlets
17 Oct
Darfurattacks & violence
5 stories, 6 outlets
20 Oct
Khartoumattacks & violence
9 stories, 10 outlets
20 Oct
Abyeiprotests & strikes
13 stories, 32 outlets
21 Oct
Abyeiattacks & violence
21 stories, 21 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Sudan most58 of its 76 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Abyei accounted for 21 of Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets.
57 of its 73 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 12 of Abyei's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
33 of its 48 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drought.
42 of its 57 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
3 more days the news pointed at Sudan
37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).
12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%.
27 of its 42 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 48 million people live in Sudan. Over these days its news carried 16 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence48%365 stories
Displacement18%139 stories
Rights & justice11%80 stories
Health9%70 stories
Disasters & accidents5%35 stories
Food & livelihood4%32 stories
Shelter & services3%22 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%11 stories
Where it happened
Sudan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed439 Stories reporting people affected332 Stories reporting people displaced277 Stories reporting people injured173 Stories reporting refugees86 Stories reporting arrests40 Stories reporting abductions5 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Sudan. Ring: the world. Measured over 744 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Sudan in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Sudan's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Sudan65 in 100
of its 1,167 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Central African Republic64 in 100
of its 96 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Ethiopia44 in 100
of its 1,671 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
South Sudan39 in 100
of its 703 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Libya28 in 100
of its 356 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Chad23 in 100
of its 375 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Egypt19 in 100
of its 3,039 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Eritrea15 in 100
of its 213 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
hunger13 Oct13 of its stories that day, about three times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.