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Transcript: The Inside Story: Crisis in Sudan Episode 91 – May 11, 2023 Show Open: Unidentified Narrator: This week on The Inside Story... Crisis in Sudan. Generals at war take battle positions in the capital city, Khartoum. How did we get here, and what is Washington saying...

The drought devastating the Horn of Africa has hit Somalia hard; about half its 16 million people face crisis-level food insecurity. Aid groups say hundreds of thousands are at risk of starving to death; there are reports of children dying of malnutrition. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu.

Somalia has elected a new president after a prolonged election impasse that nearly pushed the country into conflict. Somali parliamentarians elected former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to replace Mohamed Abdullahi, commonly known as Farmaajo. Mohamud has assumed office and faces daunting tasks as he pledges to steer the country toward peace and reconciliation. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu. Camera: Mohamed Sheikh Nor

The U.N.’s World Food Program says 6 million Somalis are facing food insecurity from a record drought that displaced nearly 800,000 people into camps on the outskirts of cities like Mogadishu. Aid groups say mobile cash transfers have become an essential tool for getting quick help to people.

The U.N.’s World Food Program says 6 million Somalis are facing food insecurity from a record drought that displaced nearly 800,000 people into camps on the outskirts of cities like Mogadishu. Aid groups say mobile cash transfers have become an essential tool for getting quick help to people in Somalia’s remote, drought-affected, and unsafe areas. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu, Somalia.

Somalia has signed a deal with Coastline Exploration Ltd. to search for hydrocarbon offshore that it expects to generate millions of dollars in revenue.

Somalia has signed a deal with Coastline Exploration Ltd. to search for hydrocarbon offshore that it expects to generate millions of dollars in revenue.

The worst drought in Somalia in decades has millions of people dependent on food aid and thousands flocking to cities to escape hunger. At makeshift shelters on the outskirts of the capital, displaced people face cramped conditions and poor sanitation in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu. Camera: Mohamed Sheikh Nor