Violence spreads in Sudan

Fighting is raging for a third day across Sudan as rival generals vie for power. People in the capital Khartoum say there are heavy gunbattles and air strikes in crowded residential neighbourhoods.

Our regional expert in Nairobi answers audience questions about the crisis, and explains the rift between the head of army and the head of a rival paramilitary group and what’s at stake in the region.

We speak to three people in the capital Khartoum about how the fighting and political instability is affecting their lives and livelihoods.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Smoke rises from the tarmac of Khartoum International Airport as a fire burns, in Khartoum, Sudan April 17, 2023 Credit: Screen grab obtained from a social media video. Abdullah Abdel Moneim/via REUTERS)