How much news coverage is Sudan Civil War receiving right now?

As of October 3, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.002% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 4 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Sudan Civil War increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is up 66.0% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

What is the tone of news coverage about Sudan Civil War?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -7.07, which reads as strongly negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.

Sudan Civil War

Sudan Civil War accounts for 0.002% of all global news coverage monitored by GDELT as of October 3, 2026 (4 matched articles/day). Coverage is up 66.0% week-over-week. The average tone of this coverage is -7.07 — strongly negative.

Coverage of Sudan's civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, including Darfur, displacement, and famine.

Data updated: October 3, 2026 · refreshed every 3 hours from GDELT

Coverage share

0.002%

of monitored articles

Articles / day

matched by GDELT

Week over week

+66.0%

7-day mean vs prior

Average tone

-7.07

strongly negative

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 1.5 anxiety · 37.7 anger · 12.3 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

By language

English100.0%

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-03). Tone split: 100% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

Countries where Sudan Civil War coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage +66.0%, reader interest -13.0% — supply and demand are diverging.

Top recent articles

Sudan says RSF drone strikes target governor's house, civilian sites in Blue Nile state — aa.com.tr
Sudan Doctors Network decries alleged RSF execution of over 25 civilians in North Kordofan — kenya-today.com
RSF attack in Sudan killed more than 25 civilians in North Kordofan, says medical group — aa.com.tr
Sudan's army says it captured RSF stronghold in North Kordofan | Sudan war News — aljazeera.com
Sudan's army says it captured RSF stronghold in North Kordofan - Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada And Caribbean News — grenadachronicle.com
Sudan's army says it captured RSF stronghold in North Kordofan - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culture — dominicanrepublicpost.com
US's Massad Boulos proposes 90-day Sudan-RSF ceasefire — jpost.com
Sudan's RSF-backed administration says ready for peace talks — radiotamazuj.org
SUDAN : It Shocking to Be Forced into Silence Simply Because You Are a Refugee — ipsnews.net
SUDAN : It Shocking to Be Forced into Silence Simply Because You Are a Refugee Global Issues — globalissues.org
اشتباكات في محيط سجن كتم بعد محاولة ميليشيا الدعم السريع اقتحامه — dostor.org
Sudan : Women Groups Report Widespread Sexual Violence and Detention Across Sudan — allafrica.com
Sudan Shala Darfur: Nine Thousand Names We Do Not Know — philippinetimes.com
Our world is in desperate need of peace — galvnews.com
1092 - й день войны : действия в Ливане и Газе , операции в Иудее и Самарии — newsru.co.il
Sudan - Shala – Darfur : Nine Thousand Names We Do Not Know — pressenza.com
Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia as rebels claim drone attack on Addis Ababa — ynetnews.com
好在中国今天崛起了 - 新闻中心 - 中国宁波网 — news.cnnb.com.cn
トランプは今年のノーベル平和賞を受賞できるのか？専門家は「トランプの存在が影響を及ぼす可能性」を指摘 | ニューズウィーク日本版オフィシャルサイト — newsweekjapan.jp
تأملات في ظاهرة خالد عمر يوسف .. لماذا يتصدّر قائمة خصوم الإسلامويين ؟ — sudanile.com
الخصومة في مهدية السودان ، وصيّة أبي سليم الأخيرة — sudanile.com
فصل المسار الأمني عن السياسي .. مقاربة جديدة أم إعادة تدوير للأزمة في السودان ؟ — sudanile.com
ماذا سيكون الموقف المصري إذا أوشك الدعم السريع على الإنتصار ؟! — sudanile.com
سُلطة دس المحافير ! - سودانايل — sudanile.com
أسرة البشير تطالب بنقله للعلاج خارج السودان — sudanile.com
ترحيب أممي باستمرار فتح معبر أدري بين تشاد والسودان — sudanile.com
دعوة دولية لوقف فوري لإطلاق النار في السودان .. شدّدت على انتقال سياسي بقيادة مدنية واحترام « إعلان جدة » — sudanile.com
مناوي في نيويورك : شهادة دارفور تخترق صمت الأمم المتحدة . — sudanile.com
النخبة السودانية بين إدمان الفشل والأسباب البنيوية — sudanile.com
فضائح البرهان بجلاجل في خلق وتمكين حميدتي ثم ... ؟ ( 2 – 3 ) — sudanile.com
衣國控助長反抗勢力驅逐外交官厄國宣布斷交瓦解和平協議｜公視新聞網 PNN — news.pts.org.tw
قراءة في فشل الجمهورية في العراق وضرورة إعادة الملكية … دراسة مقارنة مع تجربة الجمهورية الانكليزية الفاشلة ! – كتابات — kitabat.com
LUnion africaine appelle l Éthiopie , l Érythrée et l Égypte à la retenue face à la montée des tensions — lanouvelletribune.info
הסלמה באפריקה : אריתריאה מנתקת יחסים עם אתיופיה , זו אזהרת המסע — ynet.co.il
5 killed in drone strike on university dormitory in El - Obeid , medics say — radiotamazuj.org
衣索比亞首都疑遭無人機攻擊與厄利垂亞爆發斷交危機 | 國際 — cna.com.tw
衣索比亞首都疑遭無人機攻擊與厄利垂亞爆發斷交危機 | 國際 — cna.com.tw
Drone strike on Kordofan University dormitory kills five , injures dozens — kenya-today.com
صناديقُ بلا وطنٍ أو وطنٌ بلا صناديق ؟ — sudanile.com
The Original Founders of the Sudanese Massacre — english.aawsat.com

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Related fact-checks

Footage of homes destroyed in Ethiopia
FalseAFP Fact Check · 2026-07-15
A Google Earth image shows dozens of human bodies lying in blood in Kumia, Sudan.
MiscaptionedSnopes · 2025-11-07
Image of woman selling bullets in a South Sudanese market
MisleadingAFP Fact Check · 2025-08-15
Sudan’s RSF boasts of attack on Eritrean navy
FalseAFP Fact Check · 2025-05-16
“[The] situation in Juba is made to be fragile by certain elements so that people live in fear. ... Let me assure the people of Juba and people of South Sudan in general there is no fear, don’t rely on all this nonsense that you read in social media.”
FalseVOA · 2025-03-11

Via the Google Fact Check Tools API; ratings are the fact-checkers' own.

Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Sudan Civil War receiving right now?: As of October 3, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.002% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 4 articles per day.
Is media coverage of Sudan Civil War increasing or decreasing?: Coverage is up 66.0% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).
What is the tone of news coverage about Sudan Civil War?: The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -7.07, which reads as strongly negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).
How are these numbers measured?: Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.

Methodology: coverage share and tone are computed from GDELT's 15-minute data files and aggregated to UTC days — see how every number is computed. Derived data is CC BY 4.0 (“Geotone / GDELT”).