Heston Blumenthal is a British chef whose most celebrated dishes include snail porridge and a composition of edible sand and kelp eaten to a soundtrack of cooing seagulls. It's been just over a year since Sudan experienced its second coup in just three years. Now the people have again been promised a civilian government. We ask how likely that is and how the country can at last get back on track.
After months of foot-dragging, Germany is sending tanks to Ukraine, with America poised to follow suit. We examine how that could reshape the battlefield. Why Sudan’s democratic transition has stalled and its economy is struggling. And we reveal the secret to perfectly cooked chips.
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