Sudan War Explained | Start Here

The world’s worst humanitarian crisis has been brought on by the conflict in Sudan. What year did the 2023 fighting start? The two main sides are who? And what are the main causes of the current conflict?

Watch Sandra Gathmann’s explainer for Start Here Sudan to learn what’s going on.

This episode includes:

Tahrir Institute for Middle Eastern Policy’s Mahitab Mahgoub – Nonresident fellow

Writer and activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Al Jazeera English correspondent Hiba Morgan covering Sudan

Ahmed Soliman, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House Africa Programme

Confluence Advisory founder and director Kholood Khair

German Institute for Global and Area Studies, PhD researcher, Hager Ali

Horn of Africa Project Director, International Crisis Group, Alan Boswell