Caught in Sudan's conflict

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

To live in Sudan is to have experienced violence, protest, dictatorship, political instability and upheaval. But the scale of fighting during the last week has shocked many. Caught in the middle have been the people, as residential areas have been pummelled by missiles. Amid the crossfire, they have faced no power and no food and have had to decide whether to remain hiding in their homes or risk going outside. Three women from Khartoum - Dallia, Sara and Enass - share their personal situations and concerns with host James Reynolds.

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0:18.3	You win their art, you win their wallet.
0:21.2	Hello, I'm James Reynolds. Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
0:26.8	We bring together people from around the world to discuss how major events affect their lives.
0:32.8	This time, it's conversations between people in Sudan after fighting broke out a week ago
0:38.3	in Khartoum, spreading to the rest of the country.
0:45.1	Many around the world have been shocked by the scale of fighting in recent days across the country.
0:50.7	As we gathered people's stories in Sudan, two health workers told of their struggle to cope on no sleep
0:57.8	with essential shortages and increasing numbers of casualties.
1:01.7	The situation is pretty much as difficult as it's like an open field of fire.
1:07.4	You don't know where is the next like bullet coming from, so you just stick to your place and just keep observing.
1:13.2	Normally, in Sudan over the past week, people would be preparing for Eid al-Fithir,
1:20.8	the Muslim festival that celebrates the end of Ramadan after a month's fasting between Sunrise and Sunset.
1:28.0	Instead, this year, millions have found themselves caught in the middle of fierce fighting.
1:34.1	Residential areas have been pummeled by missiles and peppered by bullets.
1:39.2	The first reports began to reach us last weekend from the Capitol Khartoum.
1:44.0	We then started to get messages like these, including from foreign students.
1:48.4	We just woke up to go and shut without any idea of what's going on.
1:53.6	We are really scary and we were panic-king.
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