Sudan: inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis

Famine, mass killings and the collapse of basic government services have pushed Sudan into what the UN now calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. As regional powers across the Middle East fuel the conflict by backing rival factions, civilians have largely been left to fend for themselves. Gideon speaks to Sudanese political analyst Kholood Khair and Sudan expert Alex de Waal to understand how the country reached this point — and where the country and its people go from here. Clips: Sky News; Africa News Free links to read more on this topic: There is already an answer to securing Sudan’s future US rebukes backers of Sudanese paramilitary force behind ‘horrific’ atrocities The human cost of a world without rules How the UAE-Saudi Arabia alliance ruptured Israel’s Horn of Africa gamble raises tension with Arab and Muslim rivals

You can listen to Sudan: inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Sudan: inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is an episode from The Rachman Review by Richard Martin.

This episode is 26:16 long.

This episode was published on Jan 15, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Rachman Review when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.