AfricaNow! July 30, 2025 Current Situation of the Conflict in Sudan Unpacked

Topic and Guest: Since war broke out on April 15, 2023 in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo a.k.a. Hemedti over 13 million people have been displaced—internally and externally as refugees abroad; tens of thousands have been killed; and over 20 million people (about half of the population) face acute food insecurity.  The show features yesterday's (July 29, 2025) conversation on the situation in Sudan with Mosaab Baba, of Ayin Network–a media outlet in Sudan. The conversation unpacks and contextualizes the conflict in its current state; the internal and external players; regional dynamics; and scheduled peace talks in the U.S. of today July 30.

MUSIC ON THE SHOW: intro--“SAAGAMA” BY NOORI & HIS DORPA BAND; break--“KURIMA” BY CHIWONISO MARAIRE; sign-off--“JARABI” BY SONA JOBARTEH  ; closing--“AL AMAL” BY NOORI & HIS DORPA BAND.

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Photos: Sudanese Dr. Dimah Mahmoud with signs at Embassy of Sudan by and Drawing of Statement on Sidewalk in front of Embassy of Sudan by Dimah Mahmoud in front Sudan Embassy in Washington, DC in June 2023 photo by AfricaNow!'s Mwiza Munthali.
#KeepEyesOnSudan photo on the U.S. National Mall April 15, 2025 by Kate Hixon.
Speak Up Silence Kills, Save Sudan Banner April 15, 2024 photo by Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA).
Woman in Central Darfur IDP Camp by Ayin.

AfricaNow! Jul. 30, 2025 Current Situation of the Conflict in Sudan Unpacked

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