Three years of war in Sudan
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Sudan marks the third anniversary of its civil war. The fighting has led to a de facto partition of the country and created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The conflict was triggered by a power struggle between the regular army and paramilitary fighters, the Rapid Support Forces. Peace efforts led by the Americans have failed, as both warring parties get support from regional powers that enables them to keep fighting. Sudan’s economy has collapsed; 65 per cent of the population is in need of food, water, shelter and medicine. A shift towards drone warfare has also been deadly for civilians – killing nearly 700 so far this year. Donors are gathering in Berlin for an international conference with no sign of progress on failed peace efforts.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | You're listening to the Global News Podcasts from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.5 | Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Wednesday the 15th of April. |
| 0:17.5 | Sudan marks a grim milestone, three years of civil war. We hear from a journalist who |
| 0:22.9 | was trapped in a brutal siege there. President Trump suggests talks with Iran could resume in the |
| 0:28.4 | next few days, and Ukraine says it's recaptured territory from Russia using just robots. |
| 0:36.4 | Also in the podcast, the tech bosses using AI to create digital twins. |
| 0:42.1 | The bot passed with flying colors. Employees could not distinguish between the human CEO and |
| 0:48.8 | the bot CEO correctly. And talking to people we don't know that well puts us in a good mood. |
| 0:54.0 | It exposes us to new information. |
| 0:56.1 | It's a source of novelty and learning and new perspectives. |
| 0:59.5 | And it's a chance to put something good into the world. |
| 1:02.0 | How small talk can have big benefits. |
| 1:08.6 | It's three years since a power struggle between two armed factions in Sudan erupted into |
| 1:14.2 | full-blown civil war. The fighting between the regular army and the paramilitary rapid support forces |
| 1:20.1 | has led to a de facto partition of the country and triggered the world's largest humanitarian crisis. |
| 1:26.9 | The fall of the city of Elfasha in the western region of Darfur last October |
| 1:30.8 | was one of the most brutal episodes of the conflict. |
| 1:34.4 | Journalist Mohammed Suleiman was there, |
| 1:36.8 | facing a communications blackout that cut off his connections to the outside world. |
| 1:42.1 | He's now made it to safety and shared his story, as Barbara |
| 1:45.7 | Plattusha reports. This sound is so familiar and so crucial to how we live our lives. But when |
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