and al-burhan.epressed the activists on the street in june 2019, both of them and their forces essentially killed over 100 activists that have been in -- trying to energize this revolution. another issue was the dismantling of the economic empire that have been built by the former regime oversee now by al-burhan and dismantling the vast wealth that hemeti had amassed the smuggling of wagon corporation and sending mercenaries to the war in yemen. these were two essential kind of contentious issues. the one that really sparked this conflict was the issue over integrating the paramilitary militia into the standing army. that is really where the dispute emerged leading to this horrible conflict. on the one hand, general al-burhan had wanted the paramilitary militia to be integrated within the course of two years. very quick integration. after which he could consolidate his rule over the military establishment. on the one hand -- on the other hand, hemeti wanted this to happen over the course of 10 years

but since al—burhan is not trustworthy and is a traitor, this war destroys sudan.ning me now to discuss the conflict is diplomacy and national security reporter at foreign policy, robbie gramer. what do you make of the comment from the paramilitary leader? at this point the question of who shot first is irrelevant. sudan is plunged into this massive crisis now and these two leaders al—burhan and hemed'ti are effectively holding the country's population hostage as their forces try to duke it out and take control of the country. i have spoken with us officials as well as people in khartoum that the country health care system is on the brink of collapse. people there are still sheltering in place even as thousands try to flee. the situation is incredibly ugly and the fact that the cease—fires are not holding really does not bode well for how this conflict could play out. it is not the first _ this conflict could play out. it is not the first cease—fire that has failed. stay with us. we also want to hear another bit from the interview with hemed'ti. this is on whether

the head of the military, abdel fattah al-burhan and the l abdel fattah al—burhan and the paramilitarye with the future of sudan. they combined but then two years later, they ousted the transitional military council but now they disagree on the timeframe to integrate the rsf into the military. but because of past troubles, this distrust has generated into war. thank you very much for that. i want to bring you some breaking news, sad news. we are reflecting the death of the australian comedian barry humphries who has died in hospital. he was a giant in the media, we did get reports a few days ago that he was seriously ill in hospital. the news reaching us that he has sadly died. we can get a look back at his life and his career. dame edna always said that she was born with a priceless gift. the ability to laugh at the misfortune of others. ., �* , . ability to laugh at the misfortune | of others._ for of others. you're very cruel... for more than — of others. you're very cruel... for more than 50 _ of others. you're very cruel... for more than 50 years _ of others. you're very cruel...

fattah al burhan over the timetable for the change and who will be in charge. africa correspondent, emmanuel igunza, has the latest. yes, indeed, this is quite an escalation of what we have seen over the last few weeks. the military, both factions, the national army and the rapid support forces, were part of the negotiations that were ongoing to form a civilian government. they have thrice missed that deadline, and then last week towards the end of the week, we saw quite a bit of movement of rsf, rapid support forces, who are taking vehicles into a town in the north nearly military base. in the north near a military base. and this seemed to be the cause of this latest fighting and both sides claim they are in control of key installations, including the presidential palace and airport. the fighting is continuing, and we have been talking to people who say they are taking shelter inside their houses because this fighting isjust happening in urban, residential areas. i wonder if you could give us some context to the situation that we have at the moment. how is it

on one side is the army, led by general abdel fattah al-burhan.the other is the head of the rapid support forces, general mohammed hamdan dagalo, known as hemedti. this week, he mobilized troops in several cities, including the capital, khartoum. the two generals disagree about when and how the paramilitary unit will be integrated into the armed forces. and that is a condition for the transition to civilian rule. >> this redeployment issued by the rapid support forces will lead to more tension and division in sudan. it may also lead to security failures. reporter: the rsf worked with the military to overthrow omar al-bashir in 2019. two years later, they carried out another coup. dozens of protesters were killed. in the aftermath, hundreds were arrested. with the new government due to be appointed, the general seemed determined to maintain their influence. >> we have general burhan and general hemedti fighting for power while we fight to find food and water. they're fighting for authority over our country and people while we fight for education an

on the left is abdel fattah al—burhan, the head of the army.eading calls for evacuations, saying that they will facilitate them. responding, he says, to international contact from those countries. the man on the right, mohamed hamdan dagalo, is head of the paramilitary force. they are former colleagues, working together in the government, now fighting on the streets of the capital. asi as i have been talking, a uk government spokesperson, has released a statement. we recognise the situation is extremely concerning for british nationals trapped by the fighting in sudan. we are doing everything possible to support british nationals and diplomatic staff in khartoum. the ministry of defence is working with the foreign office to prepare for a number of contingencies. a number of contingencies, is not explained. we don't exactly know what that means. that is the latest that we are getting on the diplomatic efforts. going on behind the scenes, trying to bring about a ceasefire or some sort of truce. but also diplomatic efforts to get prospective natio

conflict is the result of a power struggle between the national army led by general abdel fattah al—burhan paramilitary group led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. the two men had been sharing power since leading a coup in 2021, but recently disagreed on how sudan should be ruled going forward. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding is following the story from johannesburg in south africa. in terms of the ceasefire that was supposed to last, and has been interrupted by gunfire, what does that show about how this situation is escalating? it is that show about how this situation is escalating?— is escalating? it is still very unstable — is escalating? it is still very unstable in _ is escalating? it is still very unstable in khartoum. - is escalating? it is still very| unstable in khartoum. early is escalating? it is still very - unstable in khartoum. early this morning, there were some positive signs. don had been unusually quiet, people said, then we heard the announcement from the head of the army, essentially the head of sudan, general abdel fattah al burhan, who said that as you are me

abdel fattah al—burhan has been the de—facto ruler of sudan for the last four years. ator omar al—bashir and was supposed to oversee the move to civilian rule. instead, he staged a coup. working with his then partner, now sworn enemy, general mohamed hamdan dagalo, better known by his nom de guerre, hemedti. he commands the rapid support forces, a feared paramilitary force. they fought in libya, yemen and had been accused of widespread atrocities against civilians. whilst both men claims to be acting in the national interest, few believed that. those two men are _ interest, few believed that. those two men are really, _ interest, few believed that. those two men are really, belong - interest, few believed that. those two men are really, belong to - interest, few believed that. those two men are really, belong to the| two men are really, belong to the old regime. they are protecting the muslim brotherhood who support the old regime. they are liberating the economy. they are killing the protesters. so the two men, their manner is really similar towards the sudanese and t

one is led by general abdel fattah al-burhan, who's been the de facto leader of sudan since the overthrow of long-time ruler omar al-bashir in april 2019. the other faction is led by lieutenant general mohamed hamdan, the former commander of the janjaweed militias responsible for murders, rapes and torture in sudan's darfur region. the world food program has halted all operations in sudan after three of its employees were killed and a u.n. humanitarian air service aircraft was damaged at khartoum's main airport. the united nations, african union, in the united states, russia, and china are calling for cease-fire in sudan. the african union's peace and secured to counsel has warned against external interference. the fighting has dashed hopes the survey-led democratically elected government key demand of protesters who led the mass mobilizations in 2019 that led to the ouster of al-bashir. after headlines, we will go to khartoum for the latest. the u.s. supreme court friday temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone, but only until wednesday, in order to further review a

before before the former prime minister was ousted —— the former premise was out of the 2021 and al—burhant heard from the leaders whether they will be agreeing to these offers or mediation to stop the fighting and continue the talks for civilian rule. thank you for bringing us the latest. emmanuel igunza. let's get some analysis of what's happening. jonas horner is an expert on sudan and formerly at international crisis group. thank you forjoining us. our correspondent mentioned the pleas for de—escalation from the international community have so far fallen on deaf ears so what can we expect to happen next? where do we go from here, if, at the first hurdle, there is not much hope of both parties listening to right, i think both parties are currently locked into the prospect of a military win here and one of them is likely to be wrong. and one of them is likely to be wronu. �* ., and one of them is likely to be wronu. ~ ., , and one of them is likely to be wron~.~ ., , ., wrong. and, of course, you have the sudanese _ wrong. and, of course, you have the sudanese population - wrong. and, of

general al—burhan and mohammed dagalo, a former warlord known as hemmati. ious president 0mar al—bashir until they turned on him in 2019 after months of pro—democracy protest. they have large numbers of troops at their disposal. general al—burhan has the regular military, about 120,000 strong, while dagalo has the rapid support forces, as many as 150,000 with a fearsome reputation for violence. why are they fighting now? well, they were both part of a transitional administration that was supposed to pave the way for a democratic government. but in 2021, general al—burhan staged a military coup, putting all of that on hold. last year, there was another agreement on transition but by now, the two men had become rivals, unable to agree on how their armed forces can be merged into a single military. there are economic interests, too, especially gold. it's the country's biggest export and __'s country's biggest export and ——'s family has a big stake in it. and it has strategic and 0ttens two, a lot of it goes to the united arab emirates and russia's wagoner group

but there's a stand—off between the rsf and the head of the army, general abdel fattah al burhan over for the change and who will be in charge. let's speak to our africa correspondent, emmanuel igunza. hello dear to you. there's been quite a build—up to the stage, as they effectively missed a number of key deadlines for this transition?— transition? yes, indeed. this is . uite transition? yes, indeed. this is uuite an transition? yes, indeed. this is quite an escalation _ transition? yes, indeed. this is quite an escalation of _ transition? yes, indeed. this is quite an escalation of what - transition? yes, indeed. this is quite an escalation of what we | transition? yes, indeed. this is - quite an escalation of what we have seen over the last few weeks. the military, both factions, the national army and the rapid support forces were part of the negotiations that were ongoing to form a civilian government. they thrice missed that deadline, and last week, towards the end of the week, we saw quite a bit of movement of rapid support forces taking military and armoured vehicles into the c

whilst military officers who support the army chief, general al—burhan, were keen to be seen visitingea city of port sudan, and reports of unrest elsewhere. anne soy, bbc news. now a look at some of the other stories making the news today. in gateshead, a teenager has been found guilty of murdering 14—year—old tomasz oleszak last october. tomasz was stabbed in his chest and died the following day. leighton amies, who was 14 at the time, has claimed he'd attacked tomasz by accident. he will be sentenced injune. at the world snooker championship in sheffield, a man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a protest disrupted events at the crucible theatre. play was abandoned in one match and suspended in another after one of the tables was damaged. the protesters were wearing t—shirts promoting just stop oil, which is a group of climate change activists. energy suppliers are to be banned from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85. the regulator ofgem is expected to announce the new rules tomorrow. suppliers will al

conflict is the result of a power struggle between the national army led by general abdel fattah al—burhanry group led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. the two men had been sharing power since leading a coup in 2021, but recently disagreed with how sudan should be ruled moving forward. bbc africa's ferdinand 0mondi has been following this story for us from nairobi. the latest info that we have, the military and the rsf confirming that they're willing to offer a pathway for foreign nationals to be evacuated from sudan. the response from the international community is to try to scramble their military and all the evacuation offices, the british foreign office are confirming that it is about to start the process to evacuate its people, although it is warning against any suggestion that it is an immediate thing. we have seen a confirmation from the government of saudi arabia that it has indeed put in place plans to evacuate its citizens in fact, the sudanese military had earlier indicated that some of them had already evacuated by road to sudan where they will either leave by ship or by air a

conflict is the result of a power struggle between the national army led by general abdel fattah al—burhanaramilitary group led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. the two men had been sharing power since leading a coup in 2021, but recently disagreed on how sudan should be ruled going forward. our africa correspondent, andrew harding has the latest. it is still very unstable in khartoum. early this morning, there were some positive signs. people said dawn had been unusually quiet, been unusually quiet, then we heard the announcement from the head of the army, essentially the head of sudan, general al burhan, who said that as you are mentioning there, french, german, others, they said they could bring their planes into the airport immediately to evacuate diplomats and others into the city. very quickly after that, we were talking to people in khartoum who were describing intense, perhaps the most intense bombardments right in the city centre, and of course the airport in khartoum is itself in the city centre. that seems to have continued all day. i was speaking to a businessmen just half an

the head of army is general abdel fattah al—burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. leading the two main factions in the ruling military regime. but caught in the middle is sudan's population of around 50 million people. many are displaced and millions need humanitarian help. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been about the situation in sudan alongside british foreign secretary james cleverly. again, across all of our partners, looking for an immediate ceasefire and a return to talks. talks that were very promising inputting sudan on the path to a full transition to civilian led government. people in sudan want the military back in the barracks. they want democracy. they want a civilian led government. sudan needs to return to that path. the immediate future lies in the hands _ the immediate future lies in the hands of— the immediate future lies in the hands of the generals who are engaged — hands of the generals who are engaged in this fight. and we call upon _ engaged in this fight. and we call upon them to put peace first, to bring _ upon them to put pe

the latest fighting is because of a power struggle between these two men: general abdel fattah al—burhan on the left — and his deputy, mohamed hamdan dagalo, who leads the country's biggest paramilitary group — the rsf — on the right. the united nations has now described sudan's humanitarian situation as "catastrophic" — with mass displacement of people. the red cross has echoed that concern — let's hearfrom them. the truth is that at the moment, it is almost impossible to provide any material services in and around khartoum. there are calls from various organisations and people trapped for evacuation. for the past four days, people have been out of water and food, electricity has been rationed in some places, totally disconnected. earlier i spoke with emmanuel igunza, the bbc�*s senior africa reporter in nairobi. i asked emmanuel why the ceasefire in sudan has failed. take a listen. well, that is the scene that many people will be waking up to for the fifth day now. since saturday, heavy fighting has been continuing and simply because the two parties do not seem to agree whether they sh

general abdel fattah al—burhan is the head of the armed forces and, in effect, the country's president mohamed hamdan dagalo, better known as hemedti, who is the leader of the country's biggest paramilitary group — the rapid support forces, or the rsf. the two men are bitterly divided on the direction the country is headed, as it moves towards civilian rule. one of the main sticking points is the plan to merge the 100,000—strong rsf into the army, and then there is the disagreement over who would lead that new force. people in the capital say there have been heavy gun battles and air strikes in crowded residential neighbourhoods. in the last hour, the un envoy to the country said at least 185 people have been killed and more than 1,800 civilians and fighters wounded. our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. after three days of fighting, airports are still a flashpoint. these satellite images show the damage that has been done in the capital. and these soldiers from rsf claim to have taken control of yet another airport. civilians are bearing the brunt of the fighting. there's

the head of army is general abdel fattah al—burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. both vying for dominance, after leading the two main factions in the ruling military regime. but, caught in the middle, is sudan's population of around 50 million people. many are displaced and millions need humanitarian help. the sudanese doctors�* union says almost 100 civilians have been killed since the clashes erupted on saturday. we've been hearing a range of different voices from inside sudan. katharina von schroeder, from save the children, has been sheltering with her eight—year—old son in a school in khartoum since the fighting began. we arrived to the school saturday morning and we heard the fighting noises. so we were hoping things calmed down. but unfortunately the situation escalated further. we were getting reports about fighting spreading throughout the city and then later through the states. so we just decided to stay put here in the school. there around ten adults with us and some of the staff of the school as well. we are really in somehow better situation, if you c

the general al—burhan has been speaking since the first time since the fighting began.nd during which he expressed his hope that they will emerge victorious. there was a 72—hour ceasefire initially announced by the rapid support forces and the army, but what is happening on the ground is not calm or a pause in fighting, but what we're hearing is the continuation of the violence. residents have reported hearing gunfire and there is also air strikes, so this means the warring parties are still at each other. the general seems to suggest that he wants to continue heading on and trying to defeat his enemies. fighting is continuing. it appears there is no end in sight and food and water supplies, as we have heard, from civilians is running low. is there a way to get aid in? the hope was that the three—day ceasefire would give a chance to residents to increase their food stocks, their food supplies, and for people who are trapped in conflict areas to leave those areas, to be evacuated, and for aid agencies to provide aid as well as for facilities, health facilities to have br

the latest fighting is because of a power struggle between these two men: general abdel fattah al—burhan military government, on the left, and his deputy, mohamed hamdan dagalo, who leads the country's biggest paramilitary group, the rsf, on the right. the un has now described sudan's humanitarian situation as "catastrophic", with mass displacement of people. the red cross has echoed that concern. the truth is that at the moment, it is almost impossible to provide any material services in and around khartoum. there are calls from various organisations and people trapped, asking for evacuation. for the past four days, people have been out of water and food, electricity has been rationed in some places, totally disconnected. we go live now to emmanuel igunza, the bbc�*s senior africa reporter in nairobi. as we have already said, the ceasefire has not happened. we are continuing to hear explosions rocking the capital and other cities, why has this failed? �* , and other cities, why has this failed? �*, ., ., , failed? it's dramatically failed? it's dramatically failed and _ failed? it's dra

it was led by these two men, the military leader al—burhan and the leader of the rapid support forcesmed dagalo. the rapid support forces are a group that grew in power under the leadership of the previous president, 0mar al bashir. but these two were always at odds, and that takes us to october 2021, when there were pro—democracy protests again following several unsuccessful coups which eventually led to the military taking power. they had the prime minister arrested, they took over the state tv and radio headquarters. they even restricted internet access. so it's been years of this southern council allegedly trying to transition the country into civilian led leadership. but now, with the open conflict and the general elections that are planned for july of this year, only time will tell if they will actually happen. to the uk, and 118 people have been have been arrested at the grand national, one of the most prestigious horse races in the world. they were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public nuisance offences in relation to disruption. a large number of police had been

it was led by these two men — the military leader, al—burhan, and the leader of the rapid support forcesso, the rapid support forces are a paramilitary group that grew in power under the leadership of the previous president, 0maral—bashir, but these two were always at odds and that takes us to october 2021, when there were pro—democracy protests again, following several unsuccessful coups, which eventually led to the military taking power. they had the prime minister arrested. they took over the state tv and radio headquarters. they even restricted internet access. so, it's been years of this southern council allegedly trying to transition the country into civilian—led leadership. but now, with the open conflict and the general elections that are planned forjuly of this year, only time will tell if they will actually happen. the chief minister of the indian state of uttar pradesh has appealed for calm after a former politician, who's a convicted criminal, was shot dead while under police escort. atiq ahmed — who had been convicted of kidnapping — was shot dead live on tv, along with his

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general al—burhan has the regular military — around 120,000 strong.itional administration that was supposed to pave the way for a democratic government. but in 2021 general burhan staged a military coup, putting all of that on hold. last year there was another agreement on transition, but by now the two men had become rivals, unable to agree on how their armed forces can be merged into a single military. there are economic interests too, especially gold. it�*s the country�*s biggest export, and hemeti�*s family has a big stake in it. and it has strategic importance too. a lot of that gold goes to the united arab emirates. and russia�*s wagner group, which has fighters in ukraine, has lucrative mining interests too — very useful for the kremlin. sudan is africa�*s third biggest country. what happens there matters to its neighbours and to the wider world. russia, the united states, saudi arabia — lots of countries are vying for influence and watching, nervously, to see if civil war is about to erupt. paul adams there, our dear climatic correspondent. th

it is the man on the left, abdel fattah al—burhan that is the head of the army, it has come from thehat they will assist in the evacuation of foreign nationals. let's get a look on what exactly has been announced. earlier, i spoke to sudan's former foreign minister mariam al—sadiq al—mahdi who is sheltering in the capital khartoum. we are getting information that the military is now agreeing to the passage of diplomats, that would like to leave sudan. the airport has been under serious shelling, since the fighting started on the 15th. the rsf previously agreed to a truce but the military hadn't agreed to that. all he is agreeing to is to secure the passage of these diplomats who want to leave. in the absence of a truce, it is difficult to see how he intends to implement that. if you want to secure the passage. that. if you want to secure the assa . e. that. if you want to secure the assaue. ., ., ., passage. on the international effort, passage. on the international effort. there _ passage. on the international effort, there has _ passage. on the international effort, there has been

al bashir. both hamdan and burhan served under al bashir, seized power in the military coup with promises of leadingudan towards democratic civilian rule but instead turned their vast armies against each other, with millions caught in the cross-fire. 100 british forces was successful, meg, while other countries including france have also stepped up efforts to evacuate its citizens. >> thank you. >>> tonight president biden returns to the white house after monitoring the emergency evacuation at camp david in maryland. cbs's skyler henry at the white house joins us with more. skyler, good evening. >> reporter: meg, good to see you. president biden says he's receiving regular reports from his team and working with allies and other partners working to try to get more americans out of sudan. now, the white house said that the president was fully briefed by senior national security staff on the situation. he approved the evacuation mission on friday and ordered it be executed yesterday. on the conflict, president biden said in a statement the belligerent parties must implement an immediate and uncondition

the head of the army �*s general abdel fattah al—burhan.mohamed hamdan dagalo. they lead the two main factions. caught in the middle is sudan's population of around 15 million people. our senior africa correspondent and so we reports. after three days of fighting, airports are still a flashpoint. these satellite images show the damage that has been done in the capital. and these soldiers from rapid support forces claim rsf claim to have taken control of yet another airport. civilians are bearing the brunt of the fighting. there's nowhere safe to go. sudan is a majority muslim nation. ramadan is a time to travel to meet friends and family, but not now. we've seen bloodshed from both sides. we're just caught in the middle. you know, it's like, just... explosion listen, this is our new normal now. millions who depend on humanitarian aid are not receiving any. the majak d'agoot said a four pause to allow for humanitarian access last week was breached. aid workers have been caught up in the clashes and world food programme has pulled out after t

amy: in his speech, general al-burhan claimed sudan's military is committed to a transition to civilian rule even though he led the coup 18 months ago that toppled sudan's civilian prime minister abdalla hamdok. wonder group has been providing missiles that could not be independently confirmed. meanwhile, the pentagon has been rotating more troops into its base in djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of u.s. diplomatic personnel from sudan. a new study finds the vast ice sheets covering greenland and antarctica are melting three times faster than they were just 30 years ago. study co-author ruth mottram described the findings as disastrous, warning coastal communities will face increasing amounts of flooding as sea level rise accelerates due to the melting ice. on thursday, the european commission's climate agency reported last year was the continent's second warmest year on record and warned this year is on track to set more record temperatures across europe and around the world. this is samantha burgess of the copernicus climate change service. >> we saw prolonged and exten

the army and special forces , the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces abdel, fattah, al-burhaneign council, his deputy in this military government was the commander of the rapid reaction force. muhammed hamdan dagalov al-burkhan proposed for two years to turn on the special forces of the star army and actually abolish it dala demanded a transition period of 10 years and a large-scale reform of the armed forces due to disputes, the transfer of power planned for july to a civilian government was postponed indefinitely after the start fights. the sovereign council issued a decree disbanding the rapid forces the reaction to the special forces who surrender to the army is guaranteed forgiveness and the preservation of military ranks. in response, they called albukhan a criminal and a thief, both sides declare their intention to fight to the end, despite calls from the international community for a ceasefire and negotiations. anton dadykin continue on our channel, watch a special report on this bank of the dnieper how life has changed on the left bank of the kherson region after join

pressure being mounted on| a lot of pressure being mounted on the two generals, both abdel fattah al—burhan pressure from the uk, us, japan, saudi arabia, so many countries regionally, kenya, uganda, south africa, they have been pushing the two generals to come to the table. we have been having a lot of push coming from organisations like the african union or the united nations. about when the fighting broke out, two days later ego was... the president of kenya. but so far they have not been able to go in because of how tense the situation is in that, so far no ceasefire has been able to hold. the main airport, where other planes are supposed to land, is not operating after this —— up land, is not operating after this —— up to this moment. there has been a lot of push and calls and personal phone calls, including from key people like the us secretary of state going out to both general hemedti and abdel fattah al—burhan. so far none of this has borne any fruits. it so far none of this has borne any fruits. , ., .., so far none of this has borne any fruits. , ., _, , , ., fruits. if you could

and gen mohamed hamdan _ fattah al—burhan and gen mohamed hamdan dagalo in the past five to ten yearsve to ten years and that has stepped up the ability— ten years and that has stepped up the ability for both sides to wage was _ the ability for both sides to wage war~ this— the ability for both sides to wage war~ this is— the ability for both sides to wage war. this is calling out for a massive _ war. this is calling out for a massive un intervention of some kind, _ massive un intervention of some kind, there — massive un intervention of some kind, there is no electricity and limited — kind, there is no electricity and limited food and water. the focus of course _ limited food and water. the focus of course is _ limited food and water. the focus of course is getting the internationals out but _ course is getting the internationals out but one that has happened then absolutely come at the international community needs to get together to see what— community needs to get together to see what can be done to support sudan _ see what can be done to support sudan and — see what can be done t

the violence is a power struggle between army chief adolfata al-burhan and muhammad hamdan who commands the rapid support forces once allies now the two generals disagree on when and how the paramilitary unit will be integrated into the armed forces that's the last barrier in the shift to a civilian-led government. >> they dashed all the dreams of the youth and the sudanese revolution the revolution that started peacefully has now became a fight i'm disappointed. >> both generals say they're committed to the transition agreement and are blaming one another for the escalation just weeks ago there was a sense of hope that long-running negotiations had succeeded but now sudan once again faces an uncertain future. the airport has become one of the front lines of fierce fighting. the army has taken control of the facility. we have this exclusive report. >> we are inside the international airport where there have been fears confrontation between the army and support forces. the army has confirmed it is in full control of airport. as you can see, the soldiers are showing us some of the deep --

army blames the rsf for the violence, pointing the finger back at al burhan. what is your message to the many people of sudan who has cared about this fresh round of violence? we offer a serious apology to them, because what we can say is alberton is the one that forced us to do this. it was not us who did this. we were defending ourselves. doctors union say it's been difficult for medics to move about amid reports of many people being trapped near fighting hotspots despite a u. n brokered temporary truth, there were reports of gunfire in khartoum, which committee again blamed on the army. we're under attack from all directions, they're attacking us with marked and unmarked vehicles. unfortunately they're not stopping. it's unclear what side was firing during the ceasefire. but the army says it retains the right to respond if any violations or card sudan's neighbors are looking for ways to deescalate the violence. egypt and south sudan have offered immediate talks between the two sides. the african union and the arab league both held emergency sessions with mo

the latest clashes were started by the power struggle between these two men — general abdel fattah al—burhan his deputy mohamed hamdan dagalo, who leads the country's biggest paramilitary group, the rsf. the united nations says the humanitarian situation in sudan is now catastrophic with mass displacement of people. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy has been watching developments from the kenyan capital nairobi. every chance they get, sudanese are trying to flee the capital, khartoum, if only they can make it out alive. a 24—hour cease fire to allow families to reunite and aid to flow should be in force now. but there are reports still of gunfire and explosions. pressure is mounting on the warring generals to negotiate. if implemented successfully in cease—fire for more sustained halt to fighting and a return to negotiations with durable end to the hostilities. some have been caught up in crossfire, like these engineering students of khartoum university who were forced to bury their flatmate in the back yard. translation: yesterday there were clashes _ translation: yesterday there wer

sudan, and in other parts of the country, a clash between the army and its head, abdel, fattah, al-burhan now actually leading the country and their rapid reaction forces. leader mohammed hamdan dagla is actually the second person of the state the fighting has begun. after the special forces deployed their unit in the city of miroy in northern sudan, the army demanded to leave it. the doctors union reported that at least 3 days of clashes killed at least four medics in total, the number of victims of the conflict has already exceeded a hundred. the army and special forces are fighting against each other not only in the literal sense on the streets of cities, but also in the information field in social networks, each of the parties reports on successes. here , the country's armed forces report that a group of members of the rapid reaction forces surrendered after a battle near the airport. and this is the statement of the special forces, recorded at the entrance to the office in the state television and radio broadcasting company, they assure that the object is under their full control. al

the army, forgiveness and preservation of military ranks are guaranteed; in response, they called al burhan a criminal and a thief, both sides declare their intention to fight to the end, despite the calls of the international. community ceasefire and negotiations anton danykin lead in the kuban, ninth-graders have created a robotic arm that can be used, among other things, for space research. this is a brush with a control unit that works due to voltage human muscles, a and guys. they say this is just the beginning before entering the university, the young inventors plan to create a full-sized robot avatar. alisa dmitrienko will tell what proposals the schoolchildren have already received. now i am tensing a muscle and a robotic arm is set in motion. well, how do you like elon musk like that? i would like to ask, looking at the invention of young scientists from the kurgan region, fifteen-year-old teenagers from the provinces, in fact, made an avatar, that is, the signal of the transmitters enters the module, where is amplified many times and enters the microcontroller, where it is process

guterres has denounced the clashes, with a spokesperson saying: "he spoke with sudan's abdel fattah al—burhannd rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, and is calling for an immediate end to violence and a return to dialogue." we want to show you what happened earlier on sudanese state tv. the newsreader briefly appeared talking about clashes, but listen carefully and you can hear gunshots in the background. speaks in own language. gunshots. as you see the picture then froze, and a short while later, the broadcast suddenly cuts off. and in the past few minutes, we're getting some more information from he reuters news agency that the sudanese army haslaunched air strikes on a base belonging to the paramilitary rapid support forces in the city of 0mdurman — that is as you can see north east of the capital khartoum. earlier, i spoke to zeinab salih, a journalist in khartoum. we've been hearing heavy gunfire all around the city. i'm in the western part of the city. we saw militaryjets flying overhead into the southern part of the city. what we understood is they are going

in favour of a 24—hour armistice stop and on the right, the de facto leader, general abdel fattah al—burhanontrol sudan's military but disagree on how to restore civilian rule to sudan. let's go live to nairobi now and our correspondent merchuma. what is the latest? the way you put it about the — what is the latest? the way you put it about the information _ what is the latest? the way you put it about the information going - it about the information going around a 2k hour armistice that is being looked into, on one hand we have the leader of the rss saying that they will go on with the plans to necessitate a 24—hour putting down the arms, for people to be able to move around, and for the wounded to move around, and for the wounded to be able to be access and medical equipment. there is also conflicting information, because the armed forces, through the facebook page, the spokesperson says there is no such thing as an agreement to down their tools for 2h hours yet in an international media house, they also said that there is something like that and that they are willing to do more to put do

the country's government was replaced by the military under the leadership of general adel fatah, al-burhanhis year. the country had to form a civilian government. and for this, a reform of the security sector was necessary, it implied the integration of the army and special forces, it is obvious that the clash between the military and the rapid reaction forces is postponed indefinitely and the integration and formation of a civilian government of governance is also a necessary option, not what option a required conditions. uh, according to which the united states supports these forces here. well it has been stated. yes, this is when these forces came to power and actually. is it necessary or not. and no one is against it now. you understand what time will certainly be against the backdrop of the fighting in the cities of sudan, a power outage in stores, drinking water runs out , the army commander said that he was confident in the victory . nevertheless, he suggested to the opponent in the head of the special forces to negotiate, both sides of the conflict announced that every day during h

the fighting is between army units loyal to the de facto leader, general abdel fattah al—burhan, andhe rsf, commanded by sudan's deputy leader, mohamed hamdan dagalo. the two sides are in a dispute over who governs the country. violence is also being reported in several other cities across the country. the reuters news agency is reporting eyewitness accounts of sudanese army air strikes in the city of 0mdurman. the target is a base belonging to the rsf paramilitary group north—east of the capital, khartoum. both sides have issued conficting claims of control over key installations, from airports to the presidential palace. in a post on facebook, the sudanese army has labelled the rsf a rebel militia and said there will be no negotiations or talks until the dissolution of the group. earlier i spoke with the director of africa programs at the us institute of peace, susan stigant, who was actually in sudan two weeks ago. could you tell that tensions were running high? yes, i was there the week before last. at that point it was clear that the tensions were incredibly high. there was a mo

conflict is the result of a power struggle between the national army led by general abdel fattah al—burhansf para—military group led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. the two men had been sharing power since leading a coup in 2021, but recently disagreed on how sudan should be ruled going forward. bbc�*s kalkidan yibeltal has been following developments from addis ababa in ethiopia. the fighting has continued and we have heard reports from residents that the area has been inundated with sounds of explosions and gunfire and also air strikes. so, what we understand is that the ceasefire, the much needed ceasefire, the three—day ceasefire, is again being broken. this is not the first time that a truce that agreed by both parties has been broken. both parties, the army and rapid support forces, are blaming each other and accusing each other of using the truce, the ceasefire, for reinforcing themselves. now this means that many people are trapped in the city of khartoum. they are unlikely to get safe passage out of the conflict zones. yes, because governments were hoping to be able to evacuate

the conflict is driven by a power struggle between sudan's army, led by abdel fatah al-burhan, and theapid support forces, a paramilitary group under muhammad hamdan dagalo, also known as hemeti. the two generals have been jostling for control of the country's economy and its military. that has torn up plans for return to civilian rule. >> this destruction and sound of gunfire did not leave room for happiness that our beloved people deserve. we are very sad for this pain, but there's still hope that together we will pass this crisis and come out of it more united and strong. one army, one nation. reporter: sudan's strategic location on the red sea and its access to the nile river and vast gold reserves have long been coveted by other powers, leading to both sides being backed by outside forces. hemeti accuses egypt of colluding with burhan and sending fighter jets and soldiers to help the sudanese military. egypt has denied the allegations and said its forces were in sudan for a joint military exercise. hemeti has close ties with saudi arabia, the uae, and libya. and libyan warlord kha

there's a standoff between the rapid support forces and the head of the army general abdel fattah al burhantimetable for the change — and who will be in charge police injapan say a twenty—four—year—old man has been arrested after he appeared to throw a smoke bomb at the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida. ryuji kimura was seized by security guards after an explosion at a local campaign event in wakayama city. there are no further details regarding possible motivation. mr kishida was about to give a speech in support of a local candidate of his ruling party the ldp. after the incident pm kishida made a speech in another location. the attack comes ahead of nationwide local elections and by—elections for vacated seats injapan�*s lower house. our correspondent shaimaa khalil in tokyo has the latest. very dramatic scenes coming this morning from wakayama in western japan. chaos among the crowd as a young man is being tackled and then pinned to the ground by security personnel. and then a screaming crowd scrambling to leave the scene as a loud explosion is heard, and then smoke fills the air.

sudan is plunged into this massive crisis now and these two leaders al—burhan and hemed'ti are effectivelyolding the country's population hostage as their forces try to duke it out and take control of the country. i have spoken with us officials as well as people in khartoum that the country health care system is on the brink of collapse. people there are still sheltering in place even as thousands try to flee. the situation is incredibly ugly and ceasefires not holding really does not bode well for how this conflict could play out. it is not the first cease—fire that has failed. stay with us. we also want to hear another bit from the interview with hemed'ti. this is on whether or not the rss is willing to open i want to put it to you that the people of sudan, particularly in the capital khartoum, are living in an absolute ordeal. what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors. regarding the truce. we have been asking for it from the first day of the war. we started the humanitarian corridor straightaway. we opened these corridors within the areas controlled by our forces. we s

how this will happen because both sides remain inaudible in how they want to solve the crisis —— al—burhanrparts will be heading to saddam and also the african union as part of the regional international efforts to try and bring out some sort of calm and bring out some sort of calm and bring out some sort of calm and bring the parties together —— heading to sudan. but at the moment the situation remains very, very fluid and many people are still stuck in their homes and there is concern that if this violence continues between these warring factions, the military factions, this could turn into a civil war. ijust want i just want to ask you, because you brought up the efforts by those regional leaders to try to put an end to this violence and get the country back on track to that process toward civilian rule. how effective might those leaders be in terms of that effort to push for peace now in the country? it is not very clear _ peace now in the country? it is not very clear because - peace now in the country? it 3 not very clear because these talks to end the military rule in sudan have bee

according to some reports, general abdel fattah al—burhan had accepted the 24—hour ceasefire startingck local time tonight. if both generals accept the ceasefire, it would help those civilians to go from the conflict area to a safe area. . , , �* area. that is the first time i've heard that. — area. that is the first time i've heard that, that _ area. that is the first time i've heard that, that the _ area. that is the first time i've heard that, that the army - area. that is the first time i've heard that, that the army has | heard that, that the army has accepted this call for a ceasefire. if it happens from six o'clock from 24 if it happens from six o'clock from 2a hours, do you expect a lot of people will to leave? 24 hours, do you expect a lot of people will to leave?— 24 hours, do you expect a lot of people will to leave? yes. many --eole people will to leave? yes. many peeple have _ people will to leave? yes. many people have been _ people will to leave? yes. many people have been waiting - people will to leave? yes. many people have been waiting for. people will to leave? yes.