What are the chances for peace in Sudan?
Video duration 28 minutes 50 seconds
Warring generals are invited to peace talks as they observe a week-long ceasefire
After just over two weeks of fighting, Sudan has plunged into a humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured. Many more have been driven from their homes.
The conflict is a power struggle between former allies – the head of the army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
South Sudan has brokered the latest ceasefire and is inviting both sides to talk as they lay down their arms for a week.
What are the chances that the violence will stop?
Presenter: Imran Khan
Guests:
Nyagoah Tut Pur – South Sudan researcher at Human Rights Watch and former paralegal for the South Sudanese Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Bakry Eljack Elmedni – professor of public policy at Long Island University Brooklyn and co-founder of Front Against War, a publication about Sudanese politics
Stella Agara – Africa governance analyst focusing on development and security in East Africa