hello, i m lucy grey. it s become increasingly clear the ceasefire in sudan is not holding. air, tank and artillery strikes are continuing in parts of the sudanese capital khartoum despite the latest 72 hour truce. there s also fighting in the western darfur region. hundreds have now been killed and tens of thousands have fled in a conflict that s de stabilising the entire region. one of the generals who leads the rapid support forces the paramilitary force fighting sudan s army, has told the bbc he will not negotiate until the fighting ends. mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, was speaking to zeinab badawi. i want to put it to you that the people particularly in khartoum are living in an ordeal, what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors? translation: first of all, i would like to thank the bbc for the interview regarding the truce. we have been asking for it from the first day of the war, we started a humanitarian corridor straightaway. we have
hello, i m lucy grey. it s become increasingly clear the ceasefire in sudan is not holding. there are reports of fighter jets and drones targeting positions held by the powerful paramilitary, rapid support forces, or rsf. there s also shelling in the country s capital, khartoum. hundreds have now been killed, and tens of thousands have fled the conflict which is destabilising the entire region. one of the gernerals leading the rsf in the fight against sudan s army has told the bbc he will not negotiate until the fighting ends. mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, was speaking to zeinab badawi. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, is following developments. there had been the suggestion from the south sudanese government of an invitation to the two men leading these rival factions to travel to meet face to face. that has not materialised. clearly there has been an enormous concerted international effort led by the americans, the saudi arabians, the gulf and other
in sudan is not holding. there are reports of fighterjets, and drones, targeting positions held by the powerful paramilitary, rapid support forces, or rsf. there s also shelling in the country s capital, khartoum. hundreds have now been killed, and tens of thousands have fled the conflict which is de stabilising the entire region. one of the gernerals leading the rsf in the fight against sudan s army, has told the bbc he will not negotiate until the fighting ends. mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, was speaking to zeinab badawi. i want to put it to you that the people particularly in khartoum are living in an ordeal, what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors? translation: first of all i would like to thank the bbc for the interview regarding the truce. we have been asking for it from the first day of the war, we started a humanitarian corridor straightaway. we have opened these corridors within the areas controlled by our forces. we started the tru
by the uk government. in the uk, labour opposition mp diane abbott has been suspended pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism for the british newspaper the observer. the dutch siffan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. welcome to the programme. very good to have your company. we begin in north east africa. a growing number of foreign diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from the sudanese capital, khartoum, as fighting between rivalfactions of the army enters a second week. here in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed embassy staff were removed under the cover of darkness. the us and france have carried out a similar operation. there s no word yet on how other british nationals are supposed to leave. with the latest, here s our africa correspondent andrew harding. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. am
diane abbott, has been suspended pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism for the british newspaper the observer. a growing number of foreign diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from the sudanese capital, khartom, as fighting between rivalfactions of the army enters a second week. here in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed embassy staff were removed under the cover of darkness. the us and france have carried out a similar operation. there s no word yet, on how other british nationals are supposed to leave. with the latest here s our africa correspondent, andrew harding. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1200 people contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precarious but never the less we managed to use both c 130s and aaoo aircraft to go in,