Rival factions battle for power in Sudan

More than fifty people are now known to have been killed in Sudan, as clashes between the national army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continue for a second day.

Also in the programme: The author of a new book with a feminist take on the institution of marriage tells us why reports of its potential demise over 20 years ago now seem greatly exaggerated.

And more on the apology by the Norwegian government to the indigenous Sami minority group for the construction of wind turbines on reindeer pastures.

Joining Gary O'Donoghue to discuss these and other stories are Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Rome and Special Advisor to EU High Representative Josep Borrell, and Andreas Østhagen, a senior researcher on the Arctic at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

(Picture: Smoke rises above buildings in Khartoum, Sudan, 15 April 2023. Gunfire and explosions were reported in Khartoum after a power struggle erupted between the army and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Credit: MOHND AWAD/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)