Sudan was supposed to be moving away from military rule and toward democracy. But over the past week, the country has been thrown into violent chaos as two factions battle for control.
Declan Walsh, chief Africa correspondent for The Times, explains how an explosive rivalry between two generals turned into a catastrophic conflict.
Guest: Declan Walsh, the ... Show More
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Bonus Episode: War in Sudan
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47m 45s
Jul 2021
Bonus Episode: Ten Years of South Sudanese Statehood (from the Crisis Group podcast Hold Your Fire!)
This week marks the tenth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, much-celebrated at the time but now eclipsed by the brutal civil war that followed. The conflict, which saw the army split along ethnic lines, killed an estimated 400,000 people and displaced a third of the coun ... Show More
40m 9s
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Ten Years of South Sudanese Statehood
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39m 52s
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After Six Months of War, Sudan is Disintegrating
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