hello, welcome to the programme. sudan s army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery in preparation for launching a large scale attack. the deployment, despite a ceasefire, is part of an effort to recapture areas of the capital, khartoum, held by the rival rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and stay away from windows. the british government says the operation to evacuate people has been extremely successful. nearly1900 people has been extremely successful. nearly 1900 people have been thrown out of the country on 21 flights on tuesday. the last british flight was due to leave from an airfield north of khartoum overnight. in other developments, the government of south sudan is still saying it is trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the former prime minister of sudan has called for a unified international push for dialogue. he also warned the conflicts will be a nightmare for the world if it continues and could b
hello, i m lucy gray. sudan s army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery for a large scale offensive in the capital, khartoum. there are reports of heavy fighting in the city. the army says it s attacking from all directions, despite a ceasefire being in place. it s part of an effort to recapture areas held by the rival, rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. south sudan says it s still trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the uk s last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent andrew harding filed this report from jeddah. the dock site here in port sudan. and you can see here 52, we believe, 52 evacuees from yemen,
hello, i m lucy grey. it s become increasingly clear the ceasefire in sudan is not holding. there are reports of fighter jets and drones targeting positions held by the powerful paramilitary, rapid support forces, or rsf. there s also shelling in the country s capital, khartoum. hundreds have now been killed, and tens of thousands have fled the conflict which is destabilising the entire region. one of the gernerals leading the rsf in the fight against sudan s army has told the bbc he will not negotiate until the fighting ends. mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, was speaking to zeinab badawi. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, is following developments. there had been the suggestion from the south sudanese government of an invitation to the two men leading these rival factions to travel to meet face to face. that has not materialised. clearly there has been an enormous concerted international effort led by the americans, the saudi arabians, the gulf and other
in sudan is not holding. there are reports of fighterjets, and drones, targeting positions held by the powerful paramilitary, rapid support forces, or rsf. there s also shelling in the country s capital, khartoum. hundreds have now been killed, and tens of thousands have fled the conflict which is de stabilising the entire region. one of the gernerals leading the rsf in the fight against sudan s army, has told the bbc he will not negotiate until the fighting ends. mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, was speaking to zeinab badawi. i want to put it to you that the people particularly in khartoum are living in an ordeal, what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors? translation: first of all i would like to thank the bbc for the interview regarding the truce. we have been asking for it from the first day of the war, we started a humanitarian corridor straightaway. we have opened these corridors within the areas controlled by our forces. we started the tru
in syria and libya. abdalla hamdok said there needed to be a unified international effort to persuade the sudanese military leader and the head of a rival paramilitary force to hold peace talks. despite agreeing to a ceasefire, fighting has continued in parts of the capital, khartoum, with reports of fighterjets and drones targeting positions held by the rapid support forces, or rsf. hundreds have now been killed, and tens of thousands have fled the conflict which is de stabilising the entire region. one of the generals leading the rsf in the fight against sudan s army has told the bbc he will not negotiate until the fighting ends. mohamed hamdan dagalo also known as hemedti was speaking to zeinab badawi. i want to put it to you that the people particularly in khartoum are living in an ordeal, what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors? translation: first of all i would like to thank- the bbc for the interview regarding the truce. we have been asking for