Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school

Children in a market place in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. Hunger has forced many children out of school, while many still in classes cannot read. Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Nearly every school-age child in Sudan is missing out on education, either completely or facing serious disruption, aid organisations have warned.

Schools in some states reopened this week after delays due to severe flooding but millions of children are still unable to go, leaving the country facing a “generational catastrophe”.