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welcome to the programme. the first of the british transport planes has taken off from sudan and landed in cyprus. it is the beginning of a mammoth operation — it's the beginning of what is a mammoth operation — as there are thought there may be up to 4,000 britons in sudan. also tonight — it's round 2 forjoe biden. the us president has finally announced that he will run for re—election in 202a. we'll have all the reaction, and what that means for his biggest rival — donald trump. and we will bring you the latest shocking revelation on iran's crackdown on protesters — the...

Akin Adesokan, worked with TheNEWS magazine, published by Independent Communications Network Limited in Lagos, Nigeria, before travelling to the United States for further studies. Adesokan, now an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, is a writer and scholar. His award-winning first novel, Roots in the Sky, was published in 2004. In this interview, he speaks on…

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has assumed large proportions. The ongoing military clashes have seriously impacted basic services like food, water, medicine and transport. Hospitals are shut and the medical system is on the verge of collapse. Markets, banks and pharmacies are being looted and people‘s lives are at stake

We're joined from montreal by professor khalid mustafa medani — he's the chair of the african studies programme at mcgill university. he has written a book called "revolutionary sudan" and has family who are currently on the border between sudan and egypt as they attempt to flee the violence. thank you forjoining me on bbc news. let me ask you about your family. i news. let me ask you about your famil . ~ ., i. news. let me ask you about your famil . ~ ., ., , family. i know you have been speaking _ family. i know you have been speaking to _ family. i know you have been speaking to them, _ f...

John Kayode Fayemi is a Nigerian politician who has served as Ekiti State Governor since October 16, 2018. He was previously in office from 2010 to 2014, when he was defeated in re-election by Ayodele Fayose. He was the Minister of Solid Minerals Development in President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet from 11 November 2015 to 30