Why is aid to Sudan falling while famine and conflict worsen?
Sudan is suffering the world's worst famine in four decades, says the United Nations, as conflict between government and paramilitary forces rages.
Yet international aid is dwindling.
What's next for the people of Sudan?
Presenter: Nick Clark
Guests:
Amgad Fareid Eltayeb – Executive director of Fikra for Studies and Development, a Sudanese research and policy organisation
Kholood Khair – Founding director of Confluence Advisory, a think tank formerly based in Khartoum
Justin Lynch – Managing director of Conflict Insights Group
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