Shama Mediibo: Sudan seemed really close to being a democracy. Two years later, two generals staged a coup and now those two generals are fighting each other in the streets. At the heart of this current conflict between them is who gets to be that senior partner in any partnership with the civilian powers in Sudan. CNN's Naima El Bagger has been covering Sudan for many, many years.
Foreign powers are arming and funding opposing military leaders in Sudan, who are now battling for control of the country. It’s just the latest in a line of civil conflicts worldwide that are trending longer and more complex.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
In this episode of Today, Explained, we misstated the relationship between the German composer Richard Wagner and Adolf Hitler. Rather than Wagner professing Nazi sympathies, as our guest suggested, Hitler was instead a fan of Wagner.
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