with 46 million people living on an average annual income of $750. fighting erupted in khartoum mid april last year after two men who once took control of the country in a power sharing agreement fell out. general abdel fattah al burhan, the commander of the sudanese armed forces, is at odds with the head of the powerful paramilitary group rsf, general mohammed hamdan dagalo. within sudan also lies another humanitarian crisis. in the western region of darfur, where black african and arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. the un now reports that with 8.1 million people forcibly displaced, and tens of thousands killed, there are warnings of growing hunger. the rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and has called for an independent international investigation. the un security council has called for a ceasefire in sudan to coincide w
wheelchair, like it s. you know? really? oh, yeah, yeah. you used to push brian around in a wheelchair? in a wheelchair. yeah. and gladly too, because he was, like, i need to get around and like, it s like out here, you want to be with somebody. like, it s like. yeah, sorry, sorry. yeah, you call it, they call it a road dog. like somebody to run with, to watch your back. and also, just like, companionship, you know? it s like, okay, it s like wet. oh, yeah, yeah. see, that s, that s what happens. it s like weeping wounds. so you ve got to change the dressing all the time. you already know, like, it sucks. that s how mine were. but i was probably worse. six months ago, brian s legs became septic. you felt bad, like you were, like, wracked with pain and you just feel poisoned. the sepsis was i felt so bad i could barely eat. like, i probably weighed, like, 130le, probably less, like, which is very. iwas, like, skeletal. i was like laying in the bart station, unresponsive, appar
and arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. the rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and has called for an independent international investigation. the un now reports that with 8.1 million people forcibly displaced, and tens of thousands killed. there are warnings of growing hunger. the un security council has called for a ceasefire in sudan to coincide with the muslim holy month of ramadan, but an agreement is unlikely. bbc arabic s feras kilani, has been given rare access with the sudanese army, to the front line city of omdur marn, close to the capital khartoum and sent us this report. children in sudan are facing a living nightmare. celebrating a rare success as they pushed with the capital. prep and support forces. this market used to be the life of the city, now look at it. normal life here destroyed. we hear stories of rap
in a phone call, president biden told the israeli prime minister of his deep concerns over a planned assault on rafah in southern gaza. in the last hour, the white house has said that a meeting between the us and israel to discuss rafah will likely take place next week. but benjamin netyanyahu has just said there s no way to destroy hamas in rafah other than by a ground incursion. all this as talks continue in qatar in a bid to secure a ceasefire deal. let s get this report from anna foster, injerusalem. at gaza s southern tip, the aftermath of another israeli air strike. 1.4 million displaced people are now sheltering in rafah, and israel has made it clear it wants to go further. a ground offensive, it says, would remove hamas from gaza entirely. but there s international pressure to avoid even more deaths. the message from israel s allies to its leaders is getting stronger. our position is that hamas should not be allowed a safe haven in rafah or anywhere else, but a major
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