Is Sudan heading for civil war? Why it matters
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
On the Sky News Daily, Sally Lockwood speaks to our Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir - whose parents are trapped in their home in Sudan - and Arshad Malik, country director for the charity Save the Children in Sudan, about what's going on, why it's happening and where it could lead.
Annie Joyce – senior podcast producer
Alex Edden – interviews producer
David Chipakupaku – podcast promotion producer
Philly Beaumont – editor
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| 1:01.6 | It's the third largest country in Africa. Forty-five million people live there. And strategically, |
| 1:07.0 | it's really important, lying just below Egypt. I'm talking about Sudan. |
| 1:12.0 | And in recent years, the country has become a flashpoint |
| 1:15.2 | in a battle for influence between Russia and Western powers, |
| 1:19.3 | especially the United States. |
| 1:25.2 | But this weekend, the country erupted into violence. |
| 1:28.3 | Fighter jets screened over the capital cartoon, firing rockets into a city of millions. |
| 1:34.3 | Two generals, who four years ago were part of the same regime, are at the centre of this crisis. |
| 1:41.3 | They're now at war fighting for control of the country. So what's going on |
| 1:46.7 | and why is the international community so concerned? I'm Sally Lockwood and this is the Sky News Daily. |
| 1:58.2 | I'm going to be talking to an aid worker who's based in the capital of Sudan. |
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