Armed Conflict in Sudan | May 2023

May 10, 2023 | Sudan; Africa and Middle East

This report shows the relative strength of social connections in Sudan with nearby countries in Africa and the Middle East. These connections are based on the density of friendship ties on the Facebook platform. Social connections are often predictive of the long-term displacement dynamics of refugees.

Data from IOM and Metahttps://www.linkedin.com/company/meta/'s Social Connectedness Index was used to generate the report. An interactive dashboard of the map can be found here:

https://lnkd.in/epryTf8Z

Also included in the report is a list of Sudanese states and regions, ranked in order of the number of detected social connections they have. Or Download the report on our website: https://www.crisisready.io/resources/situation-reports/

Key Observations:

• The top five countries with the highest number of social connections with individuals in Sudan include Ethiopia, Libya, Chad, Niger, and Saudi Arabia.
• The “Scaled Social Connectedness Index” to the right of the map lists the states in Sudan in order of the number of social connections.
• The Sudanese states with the highest number of social connections are West Kurdufan, Blue Nile, South Darfur, West Darfur, Northern Sudan, and North Kurdufan.