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Focus on Africa

Will el-Fasher's fall change Sudan?

28 October 2025

32 minutes

Available for over a year

As the strategic city of el-Fasher finally falls to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, we analyse what it means in Sudan’s ongoing civil war.

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Presenter: Nyasha Michelle

Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Stefania Okereke, Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya

Technical Producer: Pat Sissons

Senior Producer: Piers Edwards

Editors: Maryam Abdalla and Sam Murunga