Podcasts about Darfur

For the last two years, the civil war in Sudan, the largest contemporary war in Africa, has ripped the country apart. As Beverly Ochieng, Wedaeli Chibelushi, and Natasha Booty report at the BBC, “The war, which continues to this day, has claimed more than 150,000 lives. And in what the United Nations has called the world's largest humanitarian crisis, about 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes. There is evidence of genocide in the western region of Darfur, where residents say they have been targeted by fighters based on their ethnicity.”In the latest installment of Solidarity Without Exception, we examine the roots of Sudan's social and humanitarian crisis today, the domestic and international dimensions of the political revolution that swept Sudan in 2019, which led to the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, and the violent counterrevolution that, since 2023, has been led by two military factions (and their international allies), deepening the oppression of the Sudanese people and enabling genocidal actions by said military forces. Cohost Blanca Missé speaks with: Nisrin Elamin, assistant professor of African studies and anthropology at the University of Toronto and a member of the Sudan Solidarity Collective, who is currently writing a book on Gulf Arab capital accumulation and land dispossession in central Sudan; and Ibrahim Alhaj Abdelmajeed Alduma, a Virginia-based human rights advocate for Sudan and a communication and disinformation specialist with years of experience working in NGOs with a focus on community development, youth capacity building, and strengthening the role and impact of civil society institutions.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterFollow us on BlueskyLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcastAudio Post-Production: Alina NehlichMusic Credits: Venticinque Aprile (“Bella Ciao” Orchestral Cover) by Savfk |https://www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jon and Will welcome Nate Boyer, whose remarkable journey exemplifies the courage to evolve and find purpose. From volunteering in Darfur to serving as a Green Beret, then playing college football for the Texas Longhorns with no prior experience, Nate shares how having a mission and feeling needed are essential for fulfillment. He opens up about the identity struggles veterans and athletes often face after their careers end, which inspired him to co-found Merging Vets and Players (MVP)—a community that helps both groups find new purpose. Nate emphasizes the importance of hard work, embracing discomfort, and staying connected to one's heart. His story is a powerful reminder to take risks, pursue passions, and live without regrets.Try NEURISH - Personalized nutrition for your mental health. Our new sponsor. 15% off with Promo Code MTM. Tap this ⁠⁠LINK

Trots att vi för bara några år sedan såg ut att nå FN-målet om noll hunger 2030 ser det idag betydligt sämre ut. I Sudan används hunger som vapen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Medverkande: Awa Mahamedine Ari Yacoub, flykting från staden Al Fashir i Darfur, Sudan, Alex De Waal, Sudanexpert vid Tufts university, Alsonasi Adam, sudanes engagerad i gräsrotsrörelsen Emergency Response Rooms, Rowlands Kaotcha, global vd för The Hunger Project, Jean-Martin Bauer, chef för analys och data på World Food Program mflProgramledare: Kajsa Boglindkajsa.boglind@sr.se Reportrar: Sara Heyman och Amaury HauchardTekniker: Maria StillbergProducent: Anja Sahlberganja.sahlberg@sr.se

A US war crimes prosecutor and US Army veteran Eric Iverson has no choice but to file a new federal lawsuit against Trump and his Administration because Trump's putting his employer, the International Criminal Court and its Chief Prosecutor on a blacklist to block its assets, and ban people from providing services to it is so over broad, that Iverson can't do his job to go after bad guys in Darfur of all places. Michael Popok looks carefully at Trump's Executive Order and explains why this suit should be yet another loss for the Trump Administration. Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://TryMiracle.com/LEGALAF and use the code LEGALAF to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

O governo sudanês rompeu, esta terça-feira, as relações diplomáticas com os Emirados Árabes Unidos que declarou como um "Estado agressor" por, alegadamente, fornecer armas aos paramilitares que lutam contra o exército regular. O anúncio surge um dia depois de o Tribunal Internacional de Justiça se ter declarado "manifestamente incompetente" para julgar a queixa apresentada pelo Sudão contra os Emirados Árabes Unidos por cumplicidade no genocídio no Darfur. Neste programa, Daniela Nascimento, especialista no Sudão, analisa os últimos acontecimentos no país que vive “a pior crise humanitária do mundo” e onde não se prevê um desescalar da situação “num futuro próximo”. Desde Abril de 2023, o Sudão está mergulhado numa guerra civil entre o exército regular, liderado pelo general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, e as Forças de Apoio Rápido, uma milícia paramilitar sob o comando de Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. Estima-se que o conflito tenha provocado dezenas de milhares de mortes, cerca de 13 milhões de deslocados e a “pior crise humanitária do mundo", de acordo com a ONU.Nos últimos três dias, as Forças de Apoio Rápido têm realizado ataques de drones contra várias infra-estruturas em Porto-Sudão, sede provisória do governo sudanês, o qual acusa os Emirados Árabes Unidos de fornecerem armas aos paramilitares. Entretanto, o Tribunal Internacional de Justiça manifestou-se “incompetente” para julgar a queixa de Cartum que acusa Abu Dhabi de cumplicidade no genocídio no Darfur.Esta terça-feira, o governo sudanês cortou relações diplomáticas com os Emirados, mas a investigadora Daniela Nascimento diz que “o impacto não será significativo” a nível económico. Já do ponto de vista político, “a acusação muito grave de estar a pactuar, a colaborar e a financiar o genocídio no Darfur deixará algumas marcas”, mesmo que os Emirados Árabes Unidos o neguem.RFI: Qual é a implicação da monarquia petrolífera dos Emirados Árabes Unidos na guerra que está a devastar o Sudão há dois anos?Daniela Nascimento, Professora de Relações Internacionais da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra: “O envolvimento tem sido reportado recorrentemente desde o início desta guerra, por via do apoio que tem sido dado do ponto de vista militar às Forças de Apoio Rápido. Grande parte desta investida militar por parte deste grupo paramilitar que confronta e que contesta também o controlo e o poder das Forças Armadas sudanesas tem sido muitíssimo impulsionado e promovido por actores externos ao conflito. No caso dos Emirados Árabes Unidos, esse envolvimento tem sido referido sistematicamente pelo general al-Burhan em vários momentos do conflito, sendo que os acontecimentos dos últimos dias remetem para o fornecimento de drones e armamento militar que esteve implicado nos ataques em Porto-Sudão, capital de facto do governo do exército sudanês liderado pelo general al-Burhan, e que vem reforçar esta acusação de que os Emirados Árabes Unidos têm estado directamente investidos no apoio às Forças de Apoio Rápido e, obviamente, considerando-os como uma parte do conflito. Foi isto também que motivou a queixa do Sudão junto do Tribunal Internacional de Justiça, acusando os Emirados Árabes Unidos de estarem a apoiar aquilo que consideram ser um genocídio em curso, sobretudo na região do Darfur.”O Tribunal Internacional de Justiça disse que é “manifestamente incompetente” para julgar a queixa. Como é que vê a resposta deste tribunal? “É a resposta possível, tendo em conta as circunstâncias e o enquadramento que permite ao Tribunal Internacional de Justiça actuar. Aquilo que foi referido sobre esta decisão do Tribunal Internacional de Justiça é muito claro: no momento de ratificação da Convenção para a Prevenção e Sanção do Crime de Genocídio por parte dos Emirados Árabes Unidos em 2005, tendo em conta aquela que é a margem de manobra que é dada aos Estados no momento de ratificar importantes tratados internacionais, nomeadamente na área dos direitos humanos, os Emirados Árabes Unidos fizeram uma reserva no momento da ratificação, referindo que esta ratificação não abriria a possibilidade ao Tribunal Internacional de Justiça de julgar casos em que os Emirados Árabes Unidos fossem acusados por outro Estado. Porque é assim que o tribunal funciona, com queixas de Estados contra Estados relativamente à participação em crimes de genocídio. Portanto, a sua adesão a esta Convenção foi sobretudo numa lógica de uma certa assunção de responsabilidade na dimensão de prevenção de crimes de genocídio, mas sempre que os Emirados Árabes Unidos fossem implicados - como está agora a ser o caso - em acusações de alegados crimes de genocídio, o Tribunal Internacional de Justiça não tem jurisdição para julgar esses casos.”Porque é que o Sudão é importante para os Emirados Árabes Unidos? Há quem fale do ouro, não é? “Sim. É, sobretudo, o acesso facilitado aos recursos naturais, a recursos importantes, e é também um interesse do ponto de vista de alguma influência e controlo do ponto de vista regional, do ponto de vista territorial, também numa zona que tem sido sempre bastante disputada.”Há quem diga que os Emirados também buscam combater a influência saudita no Sudão e conter a ascensão do islamismo político e da Irmandade Muçulmana…“Exactamente. Era outra ideia que queria partilhar porque há aqui uma tensão também do ponto de vista daquelas que são as influências das diferentes partes envolvidas neste conflito: as forças sudanesas e as Forças de Apoio Rápido, sendo que historicamente os regimes militares no Sudão têm tido um apoio significativo da Arábia Saudita e, inclusivamente, noutros contextos de instabilidade e de violência, nomeadamente no Iémen, foram sendo também reportadas situações de envolvimento de tropas sudanesas, por exemplo, em apoio àquela que é também a luta da Arábia Saudita contra os hutis no Iémen.Há aqui toda uma dinâmica regional bastante mais ampla e que favorece a oportunidade a estes actores regionais que se vão implicando nestes contextos. Não são os únicos, podemos falar do Egipto, do Sudão do Sul ou do Uganda em algum momento que servem de factores de desestabilização acrescida. E, obviamente, esta desestabilização tem um propósito de algum tipo de contrapartida e de benefício, seja ele político, seja ele económico e material.”Uma parte significativa do ouro extraído no Darfur seria exportada para os Emirados Árabes Unidos. Abu Dhabi é um grande centro de comércio de metais preciosos no mundo. Com este corte das relações diplomáticas, como é que fica a questão do ouro sudanês que ia para os Emirados? “O impacto não será significativo. O facto de ter cortado relações diplomáticas com os Emirados Árabes Unidos não vai necessariamente ter este impacto directo na continuidade de um apoio, eventualmente, menos explícito, sendo que não é necessariamente assumido. Os Emirados Árabes Unidos têm negado. Convém ressalvar isso.”Os Emirados Árabes Unidos desmentem qualquer implicação…“Mas a verdade é que a dinâmica no terreno - e tendo em conta a imensa instabilidade - este reforço da posição militar das Forças de Apoio Rápido com estes ataques a Porto-Sudão, que permitiram uma espécie de entrada numa região que estava supostamente controlada pelas Forças Armadas sudanesas, vai continuar a permitir, quanto mais não seja por baixo da mesa, que o ouro continue a circular, enquanto as Forças de Apoio Rápido considerarem que esse apoio lhes é bastante favorável.O acesso aos recursos será garantido a partir do momento em que as forças controlam uma parte significativa do território onde estas reservas se concentram. Essa possibilidade irá manter-se até que haja efectivamente uma mudança significativa do rumo do conflito e se consiga, eventualmente um desescalar da violência e se encontre um caminho alternativo para esta situação.”Disse que o impacto deste corte de relações diplomáticas não será significativo a nível económico ou a nível de circulação do ouro. A outros níveis haverá alguma consequência? “É difícil fazer essa cenarização. De facto, acho que há um objectivo político de marcar uma posição política por parte do governo sudanês, mesmo no que toca a um potencial envolvimento dos Emirados Árabes Unidos numa eventual solução de apaziguamento deste conflito porque isso também tem sido colocado em vários momentos.Houve aqui uma tomada de posição política. Tem havido várias tentativas de colocar essa pressão sobre os Emirados Árabes Unidos no sentido de fragilizar a posição das Forças de Apoio Rápido, mas, obviamente, também temos de ter aqui em consideração que as Forças de Apoio Rápido não se fazem valer apenas do apoio dos Emirados Árabes Unidos. Há outros actores que também têm estado bastante investidos nesse apoio e que têm os mesmos interesses de acesso a estes recursos. Por exemplo, o Grupo Wagner de que não se fala tanto, mas também tem tido um papel importante.Do ponto de vista político, do ponto de vista daquilo que é a imagem dos Emirados Árabes Unidos, fica aqui esta marca de uma ligação muito directa entre aquilo que está a acontecer no Sudão - este cenário de violência – e uma acusação muito grave que é a de estar a pactuar, a colaborar e a financiar o genocídio no Darfur, o que inevitavelmente deixará algumas marcas.”Ainda que, mais uma vez, os Emirados Árabes Unidos desmintam qualquer implicação?“Claro que sim. Faz parte, obviamente, das dinâmicas político-diplomáticas de não assumir directamente o envolvimento em situações que são consideradas situações graves, em que se têm cometido actos de violência muito significativos, em que há esta acusação de um crime particularmente grave e que, do ponto de vista da condenação internacional, é particularmente simbólico e importante. Ou seja, esta ideia do genocídio tem uma carga - dirão alguns que se calhar essa carga já se perdeu também, tendo em conta os acontecimentos noutros contextos do globo - mas não deixa de ter uma carga importante do ponto de vista da responsabilidade que incute sobre a comunidade internacional. Portanto, inevitavelmente, a postura dos Emirados Árabes Unidos será sempre de negar esse envolvimento directo para também não fragilizar a sua posição noutros contextos políticos e geopolíticos e económicos.”Para quando e em que circunstâncias o desescalar do conflito?“Não o prevejo para um futuro próximo. Houve quem considerasse que estes últimos desenvolvimentos no Sudão, nomeadamente o retomar do controlo da capital, há uns meses, por parte das Forças Armadas sudanesas, pudesse ter como efeito alguma fragilização do papel das Forças de Apoio Rápido, alguma desmotivação ou falta de condições para continuar esta guerra. Enquanto as duas partes sentirem que têm a ganhar em continuar esta guerra, dificilmente se conseguirá uma via de entrada, uma oportunidade séria, para um cessar-fogo que possa permitir condições para se iniciar um processo negociado. Independentemente dos cenários possíveis que têm sido suscitados até no sentido de uma eventual secessão da região controlada pelas Forças de Apoio Rápido, nomeadamente o Darfur. Há aqui vários cenários que têm sido colocados em cima da mesa para uma espécie de via de resolução deste conflito. A meu ver, ainda não estão efectivamente criadas as condições para que isso aconteça. Também não antevejo aqui grande vontade, por parte de grandes actores do sistema internacional ou organizações com alguma capacidade de intervenção até mais musculada, para que isso aconteça. Enquanto o Sudão se mantiver um bocadinho fora do radar mediático da agenda internacional, dificilmente se conseguirá este apaziguamento, essa desescalada da situação no Sudão, infelizmente. Continuaremos aqui a ter meses de intenso confronto militar com os custos humanos dramáticos e terríveis que temos tido no Sudão.”

The head of one of the main relief agencies trying to help the people of Sudan says the situation in the country is the worst it has ever been. She says the month of April has been the bloodiest for civilians in the conflict so far, with over 500 people slaughtered in the North Darfur region alone following months of famine. Sudan is facing a continuing spike in violence in the devastating civil war that is now in its third year and has claimed tens of thousands of lives. In Perspective we spoke to Mathilde Vu, advocacy manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council.

Guardian journalist Kaamil Ahmed reports on the devastating assault by the Rapid Support Forces on the camp in Darfur and what it tells us about the group's plans in Sudan's civil war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

James Copnall, presenter of Newsday, speaks to Emi Mahmoud, Sudanese activist and poet, about the war that has claimed more than 150,000 lives since it began two years ago. In what the United Nations has called the world's largest humanitarian crisis, about 12 million people have also been forced to flee their homes.Emi speaks about the pain of losing many members of her family, the brutality of the current conflict in the western region of Darfur which she believes to be genocide, and the trafficking of women and girls caught up in the fighting. In the aftermath of the destruction of the Zamzam camp for displaced people, she describes life in the community there - and calls on the world to do more to resolve the violence in Sudan. As an award-winning poet, she uses her poems to spread her message.The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service, Mondays and Wednesdays at 0700 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out twice a week on BBC Sounds, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Presenter: James Copnall Producers: Clare Williamson, Lucy Sheppard, Madeleine Drury Editor: Max DevesonGet in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.

Foi divulgado nesta terça-feira o novo relatório anual da Amnistia Internacional sobre os Direitos Humanos em todo o mundo. A publicação deste documento coincide com o período em que Donald Trump cumpre os 100 dias do seu segundo mandato na Casa Branca, um marco simbólico relativamente aos Direitos Humanos, cuja situação, segundo esta ONG, vem se degradando ainda mais nestes últimos meses. Neste documento, em que se observa uma degradação das liberdades civis, em particular a liberdade de manifestação em Angola e Moçambique, a Amnistia Internacional denuncia também a indiferença mundial perante as graves violações dos Direitos Humanos e, em particular, as violências sexuais que ocorrem no conflito no Sudão.No seu relatório, a ONG torna a acusar Israel de "genocídio" na guerra contra o Hamas na Faixa de Gaza e denuncia igualmente a política do Presidente Trump no que tange, designadamente, ao tratamento reservado aos migrantes ou ainda o corte de financiamentos às Nações Unidas e outras entidades que apoiam as faixas mais fragilizadas da sociedade.Neste sentido, Miguel Marujo, porta-voz e director da Comunicação da Secção portuguesa da Amnistia Internacional, começa por referir que Donald Trump "demonstrou um desprezo total pelos Direitos Humanos".RFI: A publicação do vosso novo relatório coincide com os 100 dias de Trump na Casa Branca. Qual é a avaliação que se pode fazer destes primeiros dias do mandato do Presidente americano em termos de Direitos Humanos?Miguel Marujo: A avaliação é muito negativa. Aquilo que a Amnistia Internacional constata é que o Presidente Trump demonstrou um desprezo absoluto pelos Direitos Humanos universais. O governo americano atacou muito rapidamente e deliberadamente instituições vitais para os Estados Unidos, mas também instituições internacionais vitais para o funcionamento de muitos aspectos, de dimensão comunitária e de solidariedade a nível internacional que tinham sido exactamente concebidas para tornar o mundo mais seguro e mais justo. O ataque total aos próprios conceitos de multilateralismo do asilo na questão da migração, na questão da justiça racial e de género, da saúde global, da acção climática exacerba também os danos significativos e encoraja ainda mais outros líderes a juntarem-se a este ataque na questão das migrações. É muito mais visível e muito mais palpável essa situação, até pela conivência depois de outros governos, como o caso do governo de Salvador.RFI: Outro foco de preocupação enunciado pela Amnistia Internacional no seu relatório anual é a questão do Médio Oriente e, mais especificamente, o conflito na Faixa de Gaza.Miguel Marujo: Sim, aquilo que a Amnistia Internacional recorda é que, em 2024, os acontecimentos tidos na Faixa de Gaza, na região do Médio Oriente, vieram ainda mais colocar o mundo numa situação muito complicada. A Amnistia Internacional, já em Dezembro, tinha denunciado aquilo a que chamou o genocídio dos palestinianos em Gaza, que está a ser transmitido em directo, sem que Israel ouça o mundo a protestar contra aquilo que vai acontecendo. Mas estes acontecimentos na Faixa de Gaza mostraram também até que ponto os Estados mais poderosos rejeitaram o Direito Internacional e ignoraram instituições multilaterais. No caso, os Estados Unidos, por exemplo, invocaram mesmo sanções agora para o Tribunal Penal Internacional. Portanto, todo este caso, digamos assim, tem levado a que a situação dos palestinianos em Gaza esteja, cada dia que passa mais desumana e cruel. E isso tem sido particularmente defendido e notado pela Amnistia Internacional.RFI: Relativamente aos ataques tanto verbais como também concretos nos actos contra os Direitos Humanos, também evocam a Rússia. É uma espécie de banalização da violência.Miguel Marujo: Sim, aquilo que assistimos é que há essa disseminação crescente de práticas autoritárias. E muitos destes líderes sejam aspirantes a líderes, sejam líderes eleitos, actuam voluntariamente como motor de destruição. Temos notado uma proliferação de leis, de políticas e práticas que visam directamente a liberdade de expressão, de associação e de reunião pacífica. E aquilo que temos notado é que a repressão pelas forças de segurança tem sido cada vez mais violenta e mais arbitrária. Notamos detenções arbitrárias em massa, desaparecimentos forçados e frequentemente o uso de força excessiva, por vezes também letal, como podemos, por exemplo, verificar em Moçambique para reprimir a desobediência civil. Portanto, aquilo que temos notado, não só pela invasão da Ucrânia pela Rússia e depois, mesmo dentro de muitos países, é que as dissidências, as vozes dissidentes, as vozes opositoras, são vítimas de repressões muito violentas e muito excessivas por parte das autoridades.RFI: Mencionou o caso de Moçambique. Relativamente aos países da África lusófona, observaram que efectivamente os Direitos Humanos conheceram algum recuo nestes últimos meses, tanto em Moçambique como também em Angola.Miguel Marujo: Sim, aquilo que a Amnistia Internacional tem vindo a denunciar, quer em Moçambique desde as eleições de Outubro, quer em Angola, é que tem existido uma cada vez maior repressão de vozes que muitas vezes se manifestam pacificamente contra as políticas dos governos. Temos, e isso é muito evidente na parte de Moçambique, relativamente àquilo que foi a repressão pós-eleitoral e com todos os confrontos violentos entre polícias e forças de segurança e até mesmo tropas nas ruas contra os manifestantes, que muitas vezes estavam a manifestar-se pacificamente contra os resultados eleitorais. Contra aquilo que se passou em torno das eleições gerais de Outubro. E ao mesmo tempo, também em Angola, temos notado um acréscimo de prisão e detenção de activistas da sociedade civil, de jornalistas, apenas por exercerem os seus direitos à liberdade de expressão e de reunião pacífica. A Amnistia Internacional acompanhou o caso em concreto de cinco activistas que estavam detidos e alguns deles tinham sido negados cuidados de saúde necessários durante a sua detenção nas cadeias. São cinco casos, em particular, que tiveram um final feliz porque acabaram libertados no início deste ano de 2025. Mas, na verdade, aquilo que temos ouvido, os relatos que nos têm chegado de Angola, é que também há cada vez uma maior repressão daquilo que são as opiniões contrárias ao Governo de Luanda.RFI: Também em África mencionaram o conflito relativamente esquecido do Sudão, que também dá azo a atropelos aos Direitos Humanos.Miguel Marujo: Sim, aquilo que Amnistia tem denunciado é a extrema violência sexual generalizada contra mulheres e raparigas no Sudão, nomeadamente protagonizadas por milícias das Forças de Apoio Rápido sudanesas. E são práticas que equivalem a Crimes de Guerra e possíveis Crimes contra a Humanidade. O número de pessoas deslocadas internamente pela guerra civil que já dura há dois anos no Sudão aumentou para 11 milhões. É mais do que em qualquer outro lugar do mundo. E, no entanto, este conflito tem suscitado uma indiferença global quase total. Aquilo que temos ouvido são manifestações -muito cínicas até- sobre aquilo que se passa no Sudão, enquanto que muitos desses países continuam a violar o embargo às armas no Darfur, vendendo armas a forças que estão envolvidaesta guerra civil. De facto, há que pôr termo a essa venda de armas e ao mesmo tempo tentar levar a que as diferentes partes em conflito se possam entender à mesa das negociações.

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Mark Bone and Michael Del Monte, Founders of Art of Documentary, share their journey from running track to becoming successful filmmakers and educators. They dive deep into how filmmakers can create more value, communicate better with clients, and balance passion projects with strategic business decisions in today's changing industry. Key Takeaways Focus on what a video will DO for a client, not just how it will LOOK - clients care about results and problems solved, not your gear Create multiple assets from a single project to meet different client needs - the two-minute anthem video AND the 30-second hard-selling cutdown The right kind of "free work" early in your career can be strategic marketing that leads to huge opportunities later Finding mentors and community is essential for growth and sustainability in this industry About Michael Del Monte Michael Del Monte is a Canadian documentary filmmaker known for telling stories of overlooked individuals. With degrees in Philosophy and Theology, he's directed four award-winning feature documentaries, with work featured on Netflix, Amazon Prime, ESPN, CBC, and more. About Mark Bone Mark Bone is an award-winning Toronto-based director who discovered documentary filmmaking while working in Egypt during the Darfur war. He's directed acclaimed films like 58 HOURS and ASD Band: The Movie, and his work has screened at HotDocs and been featured by CNN Films and Vimeo. He's also directed global campaigns for brands like Nike, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. In This Episode [00:00:00] Welcome to the show! [00:04:39] Meet Michael Del Monte and Mark Bone [00:08:35] Documentary Foundations Course [00:17:23] Big Clients Vs Small Retainers [00:21:52] Define Your Goals [00:33:50] Showing Value by Showing Up [00:40:55] Bringing Multiple Assets [00:48:33] "Free Work” [00:55:40] Connect with Art Of Documentary [01:00:43] Outro Quotes "A beautiful cinematic emotional video does nothing for us if we don't know what to do with it." - Client quote shared by Michael Del Monte "I compare AI to fast food... there'll be a use case for it clearly in that world, but we still need fine dining chefs. We still need chefs who can make gourmet meals, who have hundred-year-old recipes and it tastes very differently." - Michael Del Monte "AI can't replace your personality. There's three things you can do as an entrepreneur. You can be good, you can be reliable, and you can be fun. And I just don't think AI is fun." - Mark Bone "Every year, or I would say even every six months, you need to be making time for a project that can help you take multiple leaps forward in your career." - Michael Del Monte Guest Links Find The Art of Documentary online Follow The Art of Documentary on Instagram Follow Michael Del Monte on Instagram Follow Mark Andrew Bone on Instagram | YouTube Links Find out more about 10xFILMMAKER   Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram Check out the full show notes

As the Trump administration intensifies its attempts to reshape U.S. colleges and universities, Christiane Amanpour speaks to those who are pushing back. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey talks about her concerns as her state is targeted by the Republican White House and Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth discusses why he believes the Trump Administration is, in his words, “selling Jews a dangerous lie” by claiming its crackdown is to combat Anti-Semitism. Then, Mike Valerio's report on how South Korean women are fighting against explicit images made with AI deepfakes. Also, British playwright Ryan Calais Cameron discusses his timely West End smash, ‘Retrograde', a play revealing how Sidney Poitier's career was almost derailed by the Red Scare. Plus, as Sudan marks two years of its devastating war, an echo from history as Christiane revisits her reporting on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur in 2004. And finally, a tribute to a giant of Latin American literature, Mario Vargas Llosa. As the Peruvian author dies aged 89, Christiane looks back at their conversation when he told her how he got started by writing love letters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The crisis in Sudan is taking another devastating turn. Over the past several days, a genocidal paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has attacked a sprawling refugee camp in Darfur. As I write this, nearly 400,000 people have fled the camp and are now traversing the desert in search of safety. Meanwhile, the RSF is mounting an offensive on the last major city in Darfur not under its control. This escalation comes as the world rather quietly marked the second anniversary of Sudan's civil war. In April 2022, two rival generals vied for control of the country, plunging it into chaos. Two years on, Sudan has become the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with over 12 million people forcibly displaced from their homes. One of them is Dalia Abdel Moneim. She fled her home in Khartoum shortly after the war began and is now living in Cairo. She joined me for a conversation about the unfolding catastrophe in Sudan.

Seit zwei Jahren kämpfen die sudanesische Armee und die RSF-Miliz um die Macht – und die Bevölkerung leidet. Wie kann der Konflikt befriedet werden?

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Hundreds of thousands flee Sudan's largest refugee camp in Darfur, after deadly attacks by RSF paramilitaries. Also: ‘God's architect' Antoni Gaudí is on the path to sainthood, and the new film inspired by a penguin.

The civil war in Sudan, which broke out two years ago, has been described by aid agencies as the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world." Today, at a conference in London, delegations from European countries, the African Union, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt pledged to increased aid to Sudan, as well as try to find a pathway to peace. Also in the programme: the US Department of Education says it's freezing around $2.5 billion of federal funding to Harvard University, accusing the institution of fighting White House demands to combat left-wing bias at universities; and a 16th century book about cheese reveals details of Britain's long love affair with the dairy product.(Photo: A woman sits by the roadside after paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacks on the Zamzam and Abu Shouk refugee camps, near the city of El-Fasher in Darfur. Credit: BBC)

Sudan’s civil war has entered its third year. The Sudanese military has retaken the capital, Khartoum, but fighting is escalating in Darfur, where the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group is attacking the country’s largest camp for displaced people. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, is there any hope for peace? In this episode: Hiba Morgan (@hiba_morgan), Al Jazeera correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Marcos Bartolme, Sonia Baghat, Mariana Navarrete, Kisaa Zehra, Remas AlHawari, and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

“Right now we're receiving hundreds of patients and victims from ZamZam camp. You can hear the sounds of children… they do not belong to any military.”Today marks two years since war first broke out in Sudan, and in the second of two podcasts on the state of the war, we turn our attention to Darfur.Over the last few days, attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on the Zamzam camp, near the city of El Fasher in North Darfur, have intensified, and the RSF say they have taken control. Over 700,000 people already displaced by the fighting have been taking shelter there. The UN says more than 100 civilians have died in these attacks - including at least 20 children. The aid group Relief International, said its entire staff of 9 hospital employees - including the head doctor – were shot dead by paramilitaries after they broke into the main camp.In today's pod we hear from a member of the Masalit community of El Geneina which faced similar attacks earlier in the war.

La cruzada de Donald Trump contra todo aquel que le critique o critique a sus aliados se acentúa. El gobierno de los EEUU ha decidido retirar miles de millones de financiación federal a la Universidad de Harvard, que se negó a cumplir las exigencias de Trump en lo que se refiere a eliminar programas de inclusión y diversidad o a combatir lo que desde la Casa Blanca tachan como comportamiento antisemita de algunos de sus estudiantes, que protestan desde hace meses contra el gobierno de Israel y su operación militar en Gaza.Más de 400 personas han sido asesinadas y 400.000 han huido en los últimos tres días de un campamento de desplazados en Darfur, en Sudán... Son las cifras de la que es la mayor crisis humanitaria de la actualidad en una guerra que dura ya dos años. Vamos a hablar con la jefa de comunicación de ONU Mujeres que se encuentra en el país.También estaremos en Francia. El presidente Emmanuel Macron ha mantenido hoy una conversación telefónica con el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Vamos a saber de qué han hablado.Y además nos referiremos a lo ocurrido en Hungría. El Parlamento ha aprobado una serie de reformas constitucionales dirigidas contra la comunidad LGTBIQ+. Las organizaciones de derechos humanos han vuelto a salir a las calles para protestar contra estas medidas.Escuchar audio

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Lực lượng hỗ trợ nhanh bán quân sự của Sudan thông báo rằng sau hai ngày giao tranh, họ đã giành quyền kiểm soát một trại tị nạn đói kém ở khu vực Darfur. Cuộc tấn công đã khiến hơn 100 thường dân thiệt mạng, theo ước tính của Liên Hiệp Quốc và Relief International cho biết, chín nhân viên cứu trợ của họ đã bị phiến quân giết chết. Người đàn ông Sydney là Mohamed Elday, đã mất hơn 13 thành viên gia đình vì bạo lực và anh ấy đang kêu gọi chính phủ Úc hành động nhiều hơn.

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The UN says more than 100 civilians, among them at least 20 children and a medical team, have been killed in a series of attacks in Sudan's western Darfur region. The attacks, on the city of el-Fasher and two nearby camps, Zamzam and Abu Shouk, have been blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). They say they've taken control of Zamzam, but denied reports of atrocities.Also, what's it like working in the uninhabited continent of Antartica?And what everyone should know about menopause.Presenter: Audrey Brown Technical Producer: Pat Sissions Producers: Patricia Whitenorne and Bella Hassan Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports the World Food Program calls on all parties involved in the Sudan conflict to end restrictions on aid, while attacks on famine-hit camps in the Darfur region have left at least 100 people dead.

Vita ya sasa ya Sudan ikielekea kuingia mwaka wa tatu, Tume Huru ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya kusaka ukweli kuhusu Sudan imelaani vikali mauaji ya watu zaidi ya 100 yaliyotokea wikiendi hii katika kambi za wakimbizi wa ndani Darfur, ikionya kwamba hali inaweza kuwa mbaya zaidi. Anold Kayanda na taarifa zaidi.(Taarifa ya Anold Kayanda)Shukrani LeahTangu kuanza kwa vita kati ya Jeshi la Sudan (SAF) na kikosi cha waasi cha RSF mnamo tarehe 15 Aprili mwaka 2023, maelfu ya watu wamepoteza maisha, huku mamilioni wakikumbwa na njaa, ubakaji, na ufurushwaji. Kambi kama ya Zamzam, yenye wakazi zaidi ya laki saba – nusu yao wakiwa watoto – zinaripotiwa kuzingirwa, wakazi wake wakikosa chakula, dawa, na maji, imeeleza Tume Huru ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya kusaka ukweli kuhusu Sudan.Mwenyekiti wa tume hiyo, Mohamed Chande Othman, ananukuliwa akisema, “Dunia imeshuhudia miaka miwili ya mzozo usio na huruma ambao umewanasa mamilioni ya raia katika mazingira ya kutisha, wakiwekwa katika hali ya ukatili bila matumaini ya mwisho.”Kwa mujibu wa taarifa iliyotolewa leo na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto UNICEF, Catherine Russell kuhusu tukio hili la hivi karibuni ni kwamba watoto takriban 23 na wahudumu 9 wa misaada wameripotiwa kuuawa katika mfululizo wa mashambulizi katika eneo la Darfur Kaskazini, katika kipindi cha siku tatu zilizopita.Jana Jumapili, Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa, Antonio Guterres amesisitiza kuwa mashambulizi yanayolenga raia ni marufuku kabisa chini ya sheria ya kimataifa ya kibinadamu. Wafanyakazi wa misaada ya kibinadamu na wafanyakazi wa afya wanapaswa kuheshimiwa na kulindwa,anasema.Kesho Jumanne huko London Uingereza, mataifa takriban 20 yanatarajiwa kujadili hali ya kibinadamu nchini Sudan. Umoja wa Mataifa unatoa wito wa hatua za haraka kulinda raia, kusitisha uungwaji mkono kwa pande zinazopigana, na kuhakikisha haki na uwajibikaji kwa uhalifu wa kivita.

Vita Sudan vikiingia mwaka wa tatu, Tume Huru ya UN yalaani mauaji ya Darfur, Sudan.Chonde chonde tusiipe kisogo Sudan: Nkweta-Salami.Makala inatupeleka jimboni Kassala mashariki mwa Sudan.Na mashinani tutasalia Sudan ambako vita vimechochea ongezeko la utapiamlo kwa watoto.

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has announced it has taken control of a famine-hit camp in the Darfur region, after two days of fighting.The attacks have left more than 100 civilians dead according to United Nations estimates and Relief International says nine of their humanitarian workers were killed by the militants.Sydney man Mohamed Elday has lost more than 13 family members to the violence and he's calling for more action from the Australian government.

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4/10/25: N'hmtn-based Eric Reeves: the Darfur genocide, famine, and futility. E'hmpton mayoral candidate Lindsi Sekula: why run? 1st Franklin Rep. Natalie Blais: local roads, local farms and loco tariffs. Ruth Griggs w/ Amherst's Drake Mgr Lincoln Allen: music for all.

4/10/25: N'hmtn-based Eric Reeves: the Darfur genocide, famine, and futility. E'hmpton mayoral candidate Lindsi Sekula: why run? 1st Franklin Rep. Natalie Blais: local roads, local farms and loco tariffs. Ruth Griggs w/ Amherst's Drake Mgr Lincoln Allen: music for all.

4/10/25: N'hmtn-based Eric Reeves: the Darfur genocide, famine, and futility. E'hmpton mayoral candidate Lindsi Sekula: why run? 1st Franklin Rep. Natalie Blais: local roads, local farms and loco tariffs. Ruth Griggs w/ Amherst's Drake Mgr Lincoln Allen: music for all.

4/10/25: N'hmtn-based Eric Reeves: the Darfur genocide, famine, and futility. E'hmpton mayoral candidate Lindsi Sekula: why run? 1st Franklin Rep. Natalie Blais: local roads, local farms and loco tariffs. Ruth Griggs w/ Amherst's Drake Mgr Lincoln Allen: music for all.

Civilians continue to bear the brunt of violent clashes between rival forces in Sudan, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday, after “credible” videos surfaced of killings in cold blood, linked to the recapture of Khartoum by the Sudanese Armed Forces.“There is likely an ethnic element” to the killings too, said Seif Magango, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).He told UN News' Daniel Johnson that sexual violence remains widespread in the war-torn country, before calling for UN Member States to intervene to stop almost two years of heavy fighting that has uprooted nine million people across Sudan and left an estimated 24.6 million facing acute hunger.Specific measures that could bring the rival forces to the negotiating table include an extended arms embargo for Sudan that encompasses the whole country and not just Darfur, and a wider mandate for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cover all of Sudan, he said.

This week in the world: the IDF seizes more territory in Gaza (1:01) and the Israeli government forms a “voluntary emigration bureau” (5:19), while protests against Hamas break out in the Strip (7:53); there's unrest in Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul's mayor (10:27); a court in South Korea overturns the impeachment of PM Han Duck-soo (13:31); in Sudan, the military makes major gains in Khartoum and kills scores in a Darfur airstrike (15:17); South Sudan VP Riek Machar is arrested, stirring up further unrest (18:40); the proposed ceasefire is in limbo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (21:29); in Ukraine-Russia, talks make progress on matters including energy and the Black Sea (23:40); Trump pushes an expanded minerals deal with Ukraine (25:52); Canada schedules an April 28 election (28:20); Greenland is concerned by JD Vance's visit (30:00); Trump unveils a “sixth generation” fighter, the F-47 (32:15); the Signal leak fallout involving Atlantic reporter Jeffrey Goldberg continues (34:37). Check out Danny's newest piece in Jacobin, “This is America”. For an ad-free experience and much more content, subscribe today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's news roundup from American Prestige: the IDF seizes more territory in Gaza (1:01) and the Israeli government forms a “voluntary emigration bureau” (5:19), while protests against Hamas break out in the Strip (7:53); there's unrest in Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul's mayor (10:27); a court in South Korea overturns the impeachment of PM Han Duck-soo (13:31); in Sudan, the military makes major gains in Khartoum and kills scores in a Darfur airstrike (15:17); South Sudan VP Riek Machar is arrested, stirring up further unrest (18:40); the proposed ceasefire is in limbo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (21:29); in Ukraine-Russia, talks make progress on matters including energy and the Black Sea (23:40); Trump pushes an expanded minerals deal with Ukraine (25:52); Canada schedules an April 28 election (28:20); Greenland is concerned by JD Vance's visit (30:00); Trump unveils a “sixth generation” fighter, the F-47 (32:15); the Signal leak fallout involving Atlantic reporter Jeffrey Goldberg continues (34:37).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week: Abby helps a child and her grandmother after they're involved in a car accident, Albright's feelings for Morris become apparent, Clemente's justified paranoia continues to escalate, Sam and Luka are surprised to see Steve in the ER and actually sick, and Pratt makes his way to Darfur where problems arise almost immediately.

Cientos de miles de víctimas, entre muertos y heridos, malnutrición extrema y hambruna en algunas regiones han dejado a Sudán al borde del cataclismo cuando se van a cumplir dos años de guerra civil sin el foco mediático de Ucrania o Gaza. Lejos quedaron las esperanzas de una transición democrática tras la caída del dictador Omar al Bachir y ahora la desolación marca una guerra compleja y muy olvidada. Sudán, país del noreste de África, sufre la mayor catástrofe humanitaria del mundo y la mayor crisis de desplazados con muy poca atención mediática. Unos 30 millones de personas, dos tercios de la población, necesitan asistencia sanitaria y alimentaria, según datos de la ONU. Pero los esfuerzos humanitarios se ven dificultades por la falta de seguridad en medio de un sangriento conflicto civil entre el ejército regular liderado por el general Abdel Fatah al Burhane y y las paramilitares Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido (RSF) lideradas por Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ("Hemetti").Alfredo Langa, investigador en el Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria. Ex delegado de la Cruz Roja en Jartum y autor de numerosas investigaciones sobre el país, explica para RFI las claves de esta guerra: “El Gobierno de ​​Omar al Bachir desde 1989, luego se separa de los islamistas civiles. El tipo se beneficia del petróleo. En 2018 tienes una gran revolución que se supone que es, que tiene como punto importante la subida de los precios y a partir de ahí hay un gobierno, digamos, de transición.Pero claro, un gobierno de transición donde controlan, digamos, los militares, pero también los paramilitares”, recuerda el investigador Langa.“La cuestión es que ni al Burhane ni Dagalo van a permitir que haya una verdadera democracia. Porque en cuanto haya una verdadera democracia en Sudán y tenga que haber responsabilidad o rendición de cuentas por las matanzas en Darfur o por la opresión, al final ambos tendrán que pagar. Leer tambiénLa expansión de la hambruna en Sudán, gran alerta de la ONU para 2025Es una guerra para lucha por poderUno de los principales motivos del aumento de número de desplazados ha sido el incremento de la violencia en los estados de Jezira y Darfur, donde la guerra ha ido acompañada de una siembra del terror por parte de los paramilitares y de bombardeos indiscriminados de ambos bandos. Alfredo Langa ha investigado las raíces de esa violencia y enfatiza en que “a partir de 2001-  2002 empieza la violencia en la región de Darfur. Porque lo que es importante, esas narrativas fáciles del norte, sur, etcétera, no son tan claras. Lo que siempre ha habido es unas élites dominantes que tienen que ver con Jartum. Luego hay una élite que es mucho más dominante, que es la élite islamista, primero islamista civil y luego, sobre todo islamista militar. Y esta gente lo que hace sobre todo es tratar de reprimir todo aquel movimiento regionalista, aquellos movimientos que tengan que ver con mayor autonomía para algunas regiones de Sudán, por ejemplo, para la zona del Mar Rojo, para la zona de Nilo Azul y sobre todo para la zona de Darfur”. Miembros de las milicias aliadas del Ejército han estado implicados en detenciones arbitrarias, desapariciones y ejecuciones sumarias en las zonas donde han ido recuperando el control tras casi dos años de guerra.Leer tambiénConflictos y desastres naturales rompen el récord mundial de desplazados internos 

This Vermont Conversation was originally published on May 15, 2024.Nicholas Kristof has been an eyewitness to some of the most iconic political and social transformations of modern times. As a reporter and columnist for the New York Times for the last four decades, Kristof has been telling searing stories about revolutions, genocides, and the impact of global inequality. His work has garnered the top prizes in journalism, including two Pulitzer Prizes. The first was in 1990 for his coverage of the Tiananmen Square protests in China that he shared with his wife, reporter Sheryl WuDunn, the first Pulitzer awarded to a husband-wife team. They have also co-authored five books.Since 2001, Kristof has been a regular op-ed columnist for the Times. His powerful dispatches about the genocide in Darfur earned him a second Pulitzer in 2006. The former head of the International Rescue Committee said that Kristof's coverage saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Sudan. Kristof has now written a memoir, “Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life.” He tells the story of growing up on a sheep and cherry farm in rural Oregon, and then attending Harvard and Oxford. He continues to focus his reporting on human rights, global health, poverty and gender inequality. In 2021, Kristof left the Times to run for governor of Oregon, but his foray into politics was cut short a few months later when the Oregon Secretary of State ruled that as a result of living and working out of state for years, he did not meet residency requirements. He returned to his job as a columnist for the New York Times.Despite reporting from some of the world's grimmest places, Kristof remains stubbornly optimistic. “One thing you see on the front lines, that I've seen, is that there has been a real arc of both material and moral progress, and that has left a deep impression on me,” he said. “Side by side with the worst of humanity, you end up encountering the best.”Kristof has seen authoritarian regimes up close, only to come home to see authoritarianism creeping into American politics. Is he worried about the fate of democracy in the U.S.? “It's not a binary question, but a spectrum,” he replied. “I don't think that the U.S. will become North Korea or China or Russia. But could we become Hungary? Or could we become Poland under the previous government? I think absolutely. I worry about political violence … DOJ, the military could all be heavily politicized, civil service. I worry about all that. I don't think that I will be sentenced to Guantanamo. But could there be real impairment of democracy, of governance of freedoms? Absolutely. And I, you know, I've seen that in other countries.”Kristof continues to report on human rights abuses and repression, but he insists that he is guided by hope. “I think of despair as sometimes just paralyzing, while hope can be empowering.”

Sudanese military denies killing hundreds of people in airstrike on market in Darfur region. Also: Turkish protests continue following arrest of Istanbul mayor, and rare turtle stranded in Wales after Trump aid freeze.

The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, received an invitation to the chat on the Signal app by the National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. In the chat, the vice-president JD Vance seemingly said he hates "bailing Europe out again". The defence secretary Pete Hegseth apparently replied to Vance with: "I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It's PATHETIC". We hear from the Democratic Congressman Jim Himes, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Also in the programme: an air strike on a market in Sudan is believed to have killed hundreds of people in western Darfur; and another piece of evidence showing there could have been life on Mars. (Photo: US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. Credit: Photo by Ludovic Marin/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock. Washington, DC, USA, 24 February 2025)

As President Donald Trump plays down the Signal leak, describing it as a “glitch”, a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing grilled officials to try to find out just how damaging this was to US national security. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe both denied that there was classified information in the chat.Also on the programme: more details on the Darfur market attack in Sudan described as a “massacre”; and why bitcoin mines are heading to Africa.(Photo: CIA Director John Ratcliffe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats. Credit: Reuters)

Nearly two years on, it's back to Khartoum for Sudan's civil war. The forces of junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan are ousting those of ally-turned-foe Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo from key points. The leader of the RSF militia can instead point to gains in North Darfur province. We ask why we're seeing these shifting alliances that are redrawing the frontline, whether it's a turning point and whether there's any light at the end of the tunnel for the 12 million people displaced by a fratricide conflict that follows the interruption by coups of a revolution that strived to bring democracy to Sudan after decades of strongman rule. Beyond ethnic cleansing that harks back to the days of the Darfur genocide and the risk of famine in parts, there's also a brewing war of words with neighbours South Sudan and Chad, with the latter's leadership accused by Burhan of facilitating Emirati weapons supplies to the RSF. So which will it be for Sudan: containment or contagion?Produced by Rebecca Gnignati, Ilayda Habib and Aurore Laborie. 

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Sudan đang phải đối mặt với tình trạng bạo lực mới ở khu vực phía tây Darfur, khi Lực lượng hỗ trợ nhanh bán quân sự, siết chặt quyền kiểm soát khu vực đang bị nạn đói hoành hành. Trại tị nạn Zamzam đã bị các chiến binh đột kích, ước tính có hàng chục người di dời đã chết hoặc bị thương.

Today, Les, Martha, Bishop, and Jeffery discuss the latest developments in Sudan, where over 200,000 people have died in the ongoing conflict between government forces and the RSF. While Sudanese forces have secured Khartoum and are discussing the political future, the fight is far from over, as RSF forces still hold Darfur.With Russia backing Sudan's military and Iran creeping in, the battle for Port Sudan and Red Sea access has become another front in the global power struggle. Can the U.S. rally its partners to counter Russian and Chinese influence? How does Washington's delayed response and foreign policy uncertainty impact its credibility? And with USAID in turmoil, what will happen to the humanitarian crisis on the ground?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.Check out the sources that helped shape our expert's discussion!https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1159871https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudan-form-new-government-after-regaining-khartoum-say-military-sources-2025-02-09/https://au.int/en/articles/sudan-suspended-african-union Follow our experts on Twitter: @lestermunson@marthamillerdc@BishopGarrisonLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube, and watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/c_VoVL9b4S4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 328The Saint of the day is Saint Josephine BakhitaSaint Josephine Bakhita's Story For many years, Josephine Bakhita was a slave but her spirit was always free and eventually that spirit prevailed. Born in Olgossa in the Darfur region of southern Sudan, Josephine was kidnapped at the age of 7, sold into slavery and given the name Bakhita, which means fortunate. She was resold several times, finally in 1883 to Callisto Legnani, Italian consul in Khartoum, Sudan. Two years later, he took Josephine to Italy and gave her to his friend Augusto Michieli. Bakhita became babysitter to Mimmina Michieli, whom she accompanied to Venice's Institute of the Catechumens, run by the Canossian Sisters. While Mimmina was being instructed, Josephine felt drawn to the Catholic Church. She was baptized and confirmed in 1890, taking the name Josephine. When the Michielis returned from Africa and wanted to take Mimmina and Josephine back with them, the future saint refused to go. During the ensuing court case, the Canossian Sisters and the patriarch of Venice intervened on Josephine's behalf. The judge concluded that since slavery was illegal in Italy, she had actually been free since 1885. Josephine entered the Institute of St. Magdalene of Canossa in 1893 and made her profession three years later. In 1902, she was transferred to the city of Schio (northeast of Verona), where she assisted her religious community through cooking, sewing, embroidery, and welcoming visitors at the door. She soon became well loved by the children attending the sisters' school and the local citizens. She once said, “Be good, love the Lord, pray for those who do not know Him. What a great grace it is to know God!” The first steps toward her beatification began in 1959. She was beatified in 1992 and canonized eight years later. Reflection Josephine's body was mutilated by those who enslaved her, but they could not touch her spirit. Her Baptism set her on an eventual path toward asserting her civic freedom and then service to God's people as a Canossian Sister. She who worked under many “masters” was finally happy to address God as “master” and carry out everything that she believed to be God's will for her. Learn more about Saint Josephine Bakhita! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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Nate Boyer, the starting long snapper at the University of Texas, a Green Beret Bronze Star recipient and a First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Selection with a 3.84 GPA, was selected as the 2013 NFF Legacy Award Recipient.Nate Boyer graduated high school unsure about his path in life. He enrolled in community college, and he tried acting in Los Angeles while caring for autistic children to pay the rent. Looking for a challenge and to make a difference, he made his way to the Darfur region of Sudan to help in the refugee camps. The experience, coupled with his memories of 9/11, inspired him to enlist in the U.S. Army as a Special Forces candidate, and he became one of 11 from his class of 150 to graduate with a Green Beret. He has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, earning a Bronze Star for heroism in combat.Pausing from his military service, Boyer sought his next challenge, trying to walk-on to the Texas football team despite never having played on an organized team because his high school did not sponsor the sport. His tenacity and athletic prowess netted him a spot on the team as a defensive back, but he lacked the skills to contribute during live games. He analyzed the roster, and he saw a potential opening at long snapper. He mastered the position, earning a starting job the past two seasons. Former Texas head coach Mack Brown calls his story one of the most inspirational and unique he has ever seen.Brown also credits Boyer's leadership and life experiences for helping the Longhorns to understand the parallel between football and the military with an emphasis on the importance of the guy on the left and on the right to the success of the unit. His contributions have earned him the honor of carrying the flag and leading the Longhorns out of the tunnel and onto the field each Saturday. During his summers, Boyer has continued his military service, including tours of duty in Eastern Europe and Greece in 2011 and 2012 as a member of a Special Forces unit of the Texas National Guard. This past summer, he completed an assignment with the elite Special Operations Joint Task Force in Afghanistan, serving with NATO Forces from May 1-July 31. He returned to Austin just in time to start fall practice with the Longhorns on Aug. 4.A native of Dublin, Calif., Boyer graduated from Texas in May, earning a bachelor's degree in Physical Culture and Sports Management with a cumulative GPA of 3.84. He is currently working on a post-graduate degree in advertising. In 2012-13, he was named First-Team Academic All-Big 12, as well as being a member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll and the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. To View This Episode- https://youtu.be/CS7IDsIU53c #TexasLonghorns #GreenBeret #NateBoyer #PhilFriedrich #Podcast #PodcastEpisode

The probe is plunging into the sun's outer atmosphere, amid brutal temperatures. Also; the UN warns that famine is spreading in Sudan, with Darfur among the worst affected regions.