Germany hosted an international conference on Wednesday to raise funds to help those affected by the war in Sudan . Wednesday also marks the third anniversary of the war between the Sudanese military under Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. Ahead of the start of the conference, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he was hopeful that more than $1 billion (around €850 million) could be raised. He later announced that €1.3 billion, or $1.53 billion, had been pledged, more than the $1 billion raised at last year's donor conference in London. "This major humanitarian crisis in Africa must not be forgotten," Wadephul told German radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk . Who are Sudan's RSF? To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video How much did Germany pledge in aid for Sudan?…