The roots of the conflict in Sudan

A three-day ceasefire has allowed some countries to evacuate their citizens from Sudan, where rival military factions have been fighting since 15 April. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s de facto leader, has long been in a bitter power struggle with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, his former deputy. Now, that struggle has become an open conflict. Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss Sudan’s recent history, the evacuation effort and where local and regional powers stand. Next they turn to the US, where Ron DeSantis’s presumed bid for the presidency in 2024 appears to be falling apart. The team discuss DeSantis’s fading hopes of beating Donald Trump to the Republican presidential nomination, his stance on abortion rights and why Trump still looms large in American politics. Read more: Megan Gibson asks whether the UK should have seen the Sudan crisis coming Katie Stallard on why Ron DeSantis’s campaign is already in trouble Katie on the coming Republican civil war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The roots of the conflict in Sudan is an episode from World Review from the New Statesman by The New Statesman.

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This episode was published on Apr 27, 2023.

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