This chapter explores Sudan's complex history of conflict, particularly focusing on the military coup by General Omar al-Bashir in 1989 and the violent crisis in Darfur. It highlights personal accounts of suffering and the challenges faced by individuals and journalists navigating censorship and oppression during the chaos. Additionally, the chapter emphasizes the emergence of young activists and their hopes for a future free from tyranny in the midst of turmoil.
In this episode of The Weekend Intelligence, Africa correspondent Tom Gardner tells the story of 21st century Sudan. A story bookended by war. Darfur, a state which captured the world’s attention in the early 2000s has once again become an epicentre of violence, disease and famine. Over 25 million people are starving. A fifth of the population has been forced to flee their homes. This latest war is one of unprecedented proportions and yet it is an ignored war, deprived of attention by a world which once made a promise never to let such horrors happen again.
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