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Mar 2025
20m 36s

Another Take: Remembering war in Sudan

Al Jazeera
About this episode

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on April 16, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.

On April 15, 2023, fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its paramilitary rival the Rapid Support Forces. The war has caused the largest displacement crisis in the world and a looming famine. We hear from previous guests to find out what life has been like, and what they still hold on to.

In this episode:

  • Hamid Khalahfallah (@HamidMurtada), Policy Analyst
  • Nisrin Elamin (@minlayla77), Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto
  • Mat Nashed (@MatNashed), Journalist
  • Kholood Khair (@KholoodKhair), Founding Director, Confluence Advisory

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Sarí el-Khalili. The original production team was Miranda Lin, Catherine Nouhan, Manahil Naveed, and our guest host, Natasha Del Toro. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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