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12/12/2020 GMT

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Leading figures in Sudan debate questions from the public across the country

A panel of leading figures in Sudan discuss questions from the public in a debate chaired by the BBC's James Copnall.

After a revolution and the fall of a long-term military dictator, Sudan is officially on the road to democracy and civilian rule. How do you rebuild a country? The US has promised to take Sudan off the state sponsors of terrorism blacklist, and within the country a peace process is bringing regional rebels into the fold. But is the movement to civilian rule fast enough? When will the conditions of women’s lives start to improve?  At what point will becoming a mainstream nation again mean an improvement in the extreme economic hardships felt by so many in Sudan? The BBC’s James Copnall presents with a panel of leading figures from Sudan debating questions put to them from the public across the country.

The panel: 
Omer Ismail: Foreign Minister 
Walaa al-Boushi: Minister for Youth and Sport
Reem Abbas: Journalist and Blogger
Mohammed Nagi al-Assam: Nominee to Transition Partners Council

Producers: Charlie Taylor and Helen Towner
Studio Engineers: Ian Mitchell, Rob Symington and Donald McDonald
 
BBC World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council.

(Photo: Alaa Salah during a demonstration in Khartoum on April 8th 2019, Credit: Courtesy Lana H. Haroun)

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