Sudan's proxy war
Russia investigates reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur
An episode of the Focus on Africa podcast, hosted by BBC World Service, titled "Sudan's proxy war" was published on October 23, 2024 and runs 35 minutes.
October 23, 2024 ·35m · Focus on Africa
Summary
Russia's embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battle ground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Is Russia part of a proxy war in Sudan?Kenya's all women SWAT squad heads to Haiti And will the junta in Gabon step aside once a new constitution is adopted?Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Sunita Nahar, Joseph Keen, Alphonso Daniels and Nyasha Michelle in London Technical Producer: Francesca Dunn Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Episode Description
Russia's embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battle ground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Is Russia part of a proxy war in Sudan?
Kenya's all women SWAT squad heads to Haiti
And will the junta in Gabon step aside once a new constitution is adopted?
Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Sunita Nahar, Joseph Keen, Alphonso Daniels and Nyasha Michelle in London Technical Producer: Francesca Dunn Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi