Tom Gardner, The Economist's East Africa correspondent, and Stanley Pinial, Brussels bureau chief, dive into the escalating violence in Sudan as rival military factions clash, threatening a transition to civilian rule. Gardner provides expert insights into the dire humanitarian impact on civilians and the grim prospects for peace negotiations. Meanwhile, Pinial tackles Europe's air pollution crisis, revealing its serious health repercussions and the struggles cities face in combatting it, all while discussing a new 'banana index' for sustainable eating.