First, the somewhat good news: our school in Karakoulle has remained intact through more than three years of war; one hundred girls and boys are learning to read, write, and do arithmetic there.

The situation in Darfur in the west of the country is becoming increasingly catastrophic for the people. After the RSF militias took the town of El Fasher in October after a year and a half under siege, they wreaked havoc on the civilian population.