Global News Podcast Sudan's RSF rebels claim capture of El Fasher
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Oct 27, 2025 
Barbara Plett, a BBC Africa correspondent, discusses the alarming capture of El Fasher by Sudan's RSF rebels, highlighting the grave situation for trapped civilians and concerns of ethnic cleansing. Dr. Fred J. Schwartz, an anaesthetist advocating for music in medicine, reveals fascinating research showing that music can reduce anaesthetic requirements by about 15% and aid recovery. They explore the potential for music to become a standard practice in surgeries, promising faster awakenings and fewer complications.
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RSF Capture Could Shift War Dynamics
- The RSF claim to have taken El Fasher would strengthen their strategic position in Darfur and regionally if true.
- Controlling Darfur would secure borders, ease arms flow (notably from Libya), and give the RSF a rear base to project power eastwards.
El Fasher's Civilian Catastrophe
- Hundreds of thousands of civilians in El Fasher face starvation, medicine shortages and dire living conditions after an 18-month siege.
- The UN warns of ethnic cleansing risks and revenge attacks if territory changes hands, heightening humanitarian alarm.
Firsthand Accounts Of Starvation And Shortages
- Civilians in El Fasher describe children falling ill, deaths from hunger, and extreme shortages of food and medicine.
- Medics use mosquito net fabric for wound dressings because gauze is unavailable, illustrating severe medical scarcity.