Who is keeping the fight alive in Sudan’s war?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 747 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Why is Sudan still at war? The answer starts with the powers fuelling the conflict. Three years into the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, millions are displaced and famine continues. With the US-Israeli war on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz driving up fuel and food costs, what will it take to put an end to the conflict?
In this episode:
- Dallia Abdelmoniem (@dalliasd), Political Analyst
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, with Noor Wazwaz, Sarí el-Khalili, Spencer Cline, Chloe K. Li, Tuleen Barakat, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:11.0 | Today, who's keeping the war in Sudan alive? |
| 0:16.2 | I'm going to be very frank. Sudanese lives are very cheap. |
| 0:20.0 | Whether it's Saudi, whether it's Egypt, Turkey, South, R.S.F.U.E. |
| 0:24.2 | They've all been acting with impunity, and they've been allowed to act with impunity. |
| 0:28.9 | One of the worst humanitarian disasters on Earth enters its fourth year. |
| 0:36.5 | I'm Malika Bilal and this is The Take. |
| 0:46.8 | Hey everyone. As you're watching today's show, leave us a comment letting us know what |
| 0:51.0 | stories about the war in Sudan you think the world needs to hear. |
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| 1:07.2 | Hi, I'm Dali Abdulmanem. I'm a Sudanese political analyst. I work in civic society. And currently I'm in Kigali, but I am based in Cairo. And I have been since war erupted in my home country back in 23. My God, it's been nearly, we're coming into the fourth year now, so, yeah. |
| 1:30.3 | Dalia, well, welcome back to the take. |
| 1:33.2 | We are coming into the fourth year. |
| 1:35.3 | It has been three long years since the start of the war that forced you to flee your home in Khartoum, did you ever think |
| 1:45.2 | you'd be away from home for so long? |
| 1:47.4 | Never. |
| 1:51.5 | Simply because through my late teen, my university years and up to my early 30s, I lived outside |
| 1:59.0 | of Sudan. |
| 2:00.2 | So when I moved back, I moved back with a conviction, I'm not moving. I'm not leaving. So the fact that I haven't been home in three years, I don't know when I'll next be able to go home. It's a very sobering thought. Like, you know, I talk about things that happened three years ago, as if they happened 30 years ago. Yeah. |
| 2:18.8 | Well, Dalia, what we're here to talk about is heavy stuff. |
| 2:22.3 | But I know that there's a little bit of joy for you at the moment because you are with your |
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