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Apr 2023
32m 31s

Sudan’s ceasefire deadline approaches

Bbc World Service
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As Sudan’s 72-hour ceasefire deadline approaches, we speak to Deng Dau Deng, the foreign minister of neighbouring South Sudan which is leading mediation efforts. He told the BBC he hopes General Hamdan Dagalo will respond positively to an extension. Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, dissolved parliament earlier this week ahead of elections in June ... Show More
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