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Weekend: Sudanese army launches offensive in Khartoum

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Sudanese army launches offensive in Khartoum

30/04/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Sudanese army launches offensive in Khartoum

The army aims to recapture areas of the capital held by the Rapid Support Forces..

The Sudanese army has launched a large-scale offensive in the capital Khartoum, despite a ceasefire that is supposed to be in place, in an effort to recapture areas held by the Rapid Support Forces. Civilians have been told to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. 

Also on the programme: Thailand’s marijuana boom after the country adopted some of the world’s most liberal cannabis laws; and the tour operator offering holidays to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. 

Joining Paul Henley to discuss all this and more are journalist and author Rachel Shabi and Karabekir Akkoyunlu, a lecturer in politics and Middle East studies at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. 

(IMAGE: Smoke rises over Khartoum during fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF, 19 April 2023 CREDIT: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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