however, the un has apparently failed to take stern action against the rsf. this lack of action is likely due to some powerful. countries backing this brutal militia group, one of the issues that is now posponding and pending in the in the decision of un because of um the the countries which they are now sitting in the in the un security some of them they are packing um the militia and and and and and and and actually all the all the all the hands goes to to and allies so that's why there's no clear action from the un or un security in order to um to have a clear decision regarding to the donar side that committed by the uh medisha in in genena and as well as also in a 41 page document sent to the un security council contains images of emirati passports allegedly found in sudan and linked to malisha man of the rapid support forces al harith idris al harith mohammed sudan's ambassador to the united nations says cartoon has evidence of the weapon supply and his government will submit a file on uae actions to the international criminal court. we have submitted t

forbacked rsf rebels have ignited the humanitarian catastrophe in the country. no one wants to say that this is the rebel rapid support forces who are causing the famin and starving some areas in darford and destroying the gazera scheme. frankly speaking, those who talk about famon must talk about its causes and about the militias responsible for it. now last question to mr. da, what in your opinion will it take to end the... war in sudan and save this country from the current unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. thank you very much, it is important to call out that the most serious humanitarian catastrophe facing the entire world at this point is the catastrophe facing the sudan. there are more deaths in the sudan than there are in the gaza strip than they are in ukraine, and there is risk that there will be even more deaths. in the coming months, both due to war, people being killed by guns and mashaties, and people are likely to die of salvation, especially because we are. facing an unprecedented farming, we're facing an unprecedented farming in the entire

the rsf militiaus have confirmed participation. now, mr.sabira, our last question, what are the chances of success of these latest round of talks in geneva, considering the fact that previous pish initiatives had failed? these geneva talks must bring at least two functions to the point where by they can agree on the scis fire and then also to stop the war uh and and allowing the humanitarian assistent to reach different areas in in sudan especially in in the f and other various areas um the the the clear um way of these talks is by inforcing to two functions to come to the exitence where by to have clear clear points. clear agreements on the on the points of um stopping clashing and also to um to allowing humanitarian assistance uh in in different areas. well our time is over for now, like to thank our guest muhammad bera, a sudanese civil society activist, we shall keep our eyes on sudan as the situation unfolds. well, and that brings us to the end of this week's edition of africa today. it's always great having you, watch the show, you ca

to return to darfur and fight the rsf. now for more on the situation in sudan, we are joined by muhammad bera, a sudanese civil society activist. thanks lot, mr. time today, thank you so much for having me uh, and i'm very happy for this show today, now sudan's uh military leader general abdul fatih burhan has survived assassination attempt, the army spokesman nabil abdullah blamed the rsf militia which the army has been battling for the last 16 months for control of the country. now our first question, can you tell us more about these assassination attempt? on al-burhan: the situation in the in the sudan as well as the the political situation which is coinciding with the um... initiatives which you taking to um to the talks which invited by us in geneva and as well as the rest of the the initiative that's taking place right now as the the the the has formed the current situation which is one of the um one of the consequences um attempt of assassinating of the albhan so basically there's a lot of argument in this um in thi

however, the un has apparently failed to take stern action against the rsf. this lack of... is likely due to some powerful countries backing this brutal militia group. one of the issues that is now forresponding and pending in the in the decision of un because of um the the countries which they are now sitting in the in the un security some of them they are parking um the militia and and and and and and and and actually all the all the all the hands goes to to um. and the allies, so that's why there's nuclear action from the un or un security in order to um to have a clear decision regarding to the jocide that committed by the uh medicia in inginena and as well as also in fashion. a 41 page document sent to the un security council contains images of emirati passports allegedly found in sudan and linked to militia men of the rapid support forces. al-harith idris al harith. mohammed, sudan's ambassador to the united nations, says cartoon has evidence of the weapon supply and his government will submit file on uae actions to the international criminal court. we

the rsf and its affiliated militias were responsive. for the deaths of 10 to 15 thousand civilians in west darfur. now since the offset of the sudan war, there has been an array of regional and international peace initiatives aimed at ending it. so far, none have had any noticeable impact on the ground. the government of sudan has rejected the latest round of talks led by the us in geneva. the sudanese government is demanding that the rsf militia must withdraw from the cities and villages they have violated. and occupied before talks commence, so why is the us insisting on holding the so-called peace talks with the rsf militia infamous for their atrocities? sudan rejects us led talks. efforts to end the war in sudan have failed to succeed due to the many conflicting interests of foreign powers medaling in the country. the student. chinese government says it is ready for talks with rsf rebels only if they implement an agreement signed in jedda. the war in sudan, which began last year has led to one of the world's worst humanitarian and displacement crisis. the people of sudan are sayin

why is the us insisting on holding the so-called peace talks with the rsf militia infamous for their atrocities? sudan rejects us led talks. efforts to end the war in sudan have failed to succeed due to the many conflicting interests of foreign powers medaling in the country. the sudanese government says it is ready for talks with rsf rebels. only if they implement an agreement signed in jedda, the war in sudan, which began last year, has led to one of the world's worst humanitarian and displacement crises. the people of sudan are saying they've suffered enough and want a quick resolution of the deadly conflict. it's enough, it's enough of suffering, displacement and uncertainty. there's no resolution, but just negotiations. end this crisis, time is running out and the two waring parties must make concessions for the sake of millions of sudanese people. now one of the reasons cited by sudan in rejecting us back talks in geneva was its opposition to any new observers or participants after washington insisted on the participation of the united arab emirates as an observer. now mr. ther

to return to darfur and fight the rsf.i'm very happy for this show today, now sudan's uh military leader general abdulfat has survived and ination attempt, the army spokesman nabil abdullah blamed the rsf militia which the army has been battling for the last 16 months for control of the country. now - first question, can you tell us more about these assassination attempt on alburhan? the situation in the in the sudan as well as the the political situation which is conciding with the um initiatives which is taking to um to the talks which invited by us in geneva and as well as the rest of the the initiative that's taking place right now has the the the the has for me the cr situation which is one of the one of the consequences um um attempt of assassinating of the albhan so basically there is lot of argument in this um in this in this assasination whereby some people they are taking that saying that this assation has happened internally or this a term of assassination is internally whereby there is um there is a conflict wi

the un security council's resolution 27-36 demands the rsf and its siege of alfasher.ow corresponding and pending in the in the decision of un because of um the the countries which they are now sitting in the in the un security, some of them they are packing um the militia and and and and and and and and actually all the all the all the hands goes to to uae and allies so that's why there's nuclear action from the un or un security in order to to have a clear decision regarding to the jocide that's committed by the r mediana and as well as also in a 41 page document sent to the un security council contains images of emirati passports allegedly found in sudan and linked to men of the rapid support forces. idris al harith mohammed, sudan's ambassador to the united nations, says cartoon has evidence of the weapon supply and his government will submit a file on uae actions to the international criminal court. we have submitted to you, mr. president, a week ago, six uae passports that we found in kartum in joint operations perpetrated by rapid response forces, and you have n

and those who support the rsf. now since the start of the war in sudan, there have been several regional and international peace initiatives, however, they have all failed. now, mr. da, what's the reason uh for these consistent failure of efforts to bring peace in sudan through talks? in the talks, we focused on the men with guns and not on the people of sudan, who should have been the most important actor and the center of everything. efforts are being made now to try and make sure that the people of sudan are always on the table, representatives of the girls and boys, the youth, the women and men of sudan, and not just his armed criminals with guns, that might have some success, secondly, i think they've been a proliferation of initiatives, different initiatives, some headlined by the african union, some headlined by the intergovernmental authority on develop. egad, some headlined by the saudis and the americans, some, you know, headlined by egypt in terms of the neighboring states initiative, so there are too ma

the ibrahim's home was just hit by an rsf shell. al kheir ibrahim, omdurman -- by an rsf shell. >> we went to the mosque, and on our way back,shells started falling on us like rain. on the streets, and on the houses, and we were running everywhere. leila: al kheir's brother tijani believes nothing is being done to protect civilians in this war, sot tijani ibrahim, omdurman resident -- civilians this war. >> children, women, and the elderly, unarmed. they have nothing to do with the saf or rsf, nothing to do with politics. every home has become a grave. why all this? for democracy? overseas, they announce democracy and human rights, they speak beautifully, while acting despicably. and here we are in sudan, dying by the weapons they provide while they say "no more war!" leila: even here, they're not safe. the hospital has been hit five times already in as many months. targeting hospitals in a conflict is a war crime. all of omdurman's hospitals have been hit multiple times by shelling and small arms fire throughout the course of the w

fleeing rsf territory is extremely dangerous. but for mohamed's family, facing daily shelling and shooting and arbitrary arrest by militiamen, the risk of staying any longer was even worse. >> [translated] they were firing shells, which hit houses and people. the bullets were the worst because they were everywhere. there was no water, no electricity for 11 months. people sent us medicine from outside, but the militiamen confiscated them. people died because of the lack of treatment. leila: both mohamed and his wife have diabetes. it was time to go. but only if they could afford the rsf's hefty exit bribes. it cost him nearly $1000 to get his small family out, life savings he was lucky to have, unlike many others. no one knows what the future holds now. and at night, the children go back to tuti. >> [translated] the children are badly affected by the war. they know the difference between the sounds of bullets and shells. they're psychologically unstable and scared. all they talk about is the militias, even in their games. leila: m

it is very clear when you are on the ground, people escaping from rsf areas have not have anything toyou saw peeple — have anything to eat for weeks. you saw people who were literally starving? t saw people who were literally starvin: ? :, ., . �*, starving? i went to a children's hosital starving? i went to a children's hospital which _ starving? i went to a children's hospital which was _ starving? i went to a children's hospital which was recently - starving? i went to a children's i hospital which was recently taken back, a residential area in khartoum and here i saw children with severe acute malnutrition. kids from front line areas whose parents are waiting because it is so dangerous to cross those borders and by the time they do, their little bodies are starting to fail. their livers are failing, their lungs are failing and the parents are not eating because they are giving what they have two of their children. bid are giving what they have two of their children.— are giving what they have two of their children. aid agencies have been warning — their children. aid agencies have

he was succeeded after the rsf broke away from sudan's army and started to fight against it. broke out seemingly without warning, taking many by surprise in its speed and ferocity. the news hour sat down with the vice president to the latest on the fighting and the prospects for peace. >> they put the army into a position of defense. and after one year, the sudanese army wanted to change the mood of the war, and now it is on the offense, so to fight them, to follow them from area to area is difficult for a conventional army. this is why it's taking long. >> agar has been an outspoken critic of international attempts to mediate the conflict, saying the only solution is the complete military destruction of the militia. >> in the meetings, negotiations with rsf, is committing political suicide. it is an instrument or tool for the uaa and others. he has no control of the forces. how do you kill people and destroy infrastructure? you have no control of these forces. >> multiple foreign governments, including the united arab emirates, russia, saudi arabia and iran have taken an int

they say the government either bombed civilians directly or targeted the rsf, who had taken refuge inh and surrounding area. a large portion of the sudanese coptic church congregation left for egypt, and many who remain are waiting for entry visas tojoin them. they are fleeing a country being destroyed by its own people, a country where the death and starvation of friends and loved ones has become the norm. but allegations that the government has been reckless about this human cost are quickly denied. in response to the accusations of rape and other attacks on civilians, the rsf said sudanese military intelligence was: they added: there is no end in sight for sudan's bloody conflict. the deep divisions and wounds it has created may never truly heal. and in a war the world forgot, it is the most vulnerable who continue to pay the biggest price. many of sudan's elite have left the country, leaving chaos, destruction, hunger and disease in their wake. it's feared that whoever remains until the end will find nothing but broken remains over which to hoist the flag of victory. hello there.

rsf is in switzerland. they are not at the talks and they have not given a formal no.very clear from our white house and secretary blinken that we were not going to give any reason for pause, any reason for inaction on ensuring that we do everything we can as we have literal famine spreading across sudan, we have a rainy season that's aggravating both starvation and disease, and we continue to see the shelling of hospitals and homes. let's turn to some other important news around the world. at least 26 people have died due to a landslide at the kiteezi landfill in uganda after a mountain of garbage collapsed on friday night. nearly a0 people are still missing. the landfill is the only one to serve the capital kampala, which is home to 4 million people. the city's mayor said it was a disaster bound to happen as locals have long complained about the risks posed by the landfill. the constitutional court in thailand has dismissed the prime minister, srettha thavisin, for violating the constitution over a ministerial appointment. the court ruled that mr srettha had broken t

all sudanese have been psychologically damaged by the rsf. we live in fear.e war still raging, there is a little space for healing. escape, survive, escape, survive, a nightmarish cycle playing on repeat. the families never know if the next step -- stop will be their last. they often take the long way around the mountains to try to avoid mines. everyone we speak to say they attack soberly that civilians drop everything and run. even those that make it as far as port sudan, the military capital on the red sea, are little better off. children arrived in dire condition. even those that look relatively healthy are malnourished. and even for those with some cash, most food is unaffordable. the price of meat has risen six times in the last two months. this 75-year-old has been trying to make money at the central market since arriving. a sympathetic local gave her some cash to start a business but the going is tough. >> i'm currently living in a house without a door or window. rain and wind are over our heads. we have no money. we left everything behind. we only esc

in switzerland come after sixteen months of brutal civil conflict between the sudanese army and the rsfgovernment, whose forces have been fighting the paramilitary rsf, will not be represented. a fast—spreading new variant of the highly infectious disease mpox has been declared a public health emergency in africa. since the beginning of the year, there have been nearly 14,000 cases and 450 deaths recorded in the democratic republic of congo. the disease has also been recorded in other african countries. the former england cricket captain turned tv presenter freddie flintoff has opened up about his life since he was injured in a high—speed crash whilst filming an episode of the bbc top gear show in 2022. he was left with severe facial injuries and broken ribs after the car he was in flipped off a test track. for his new series, freddie flintoff�*s field of dreams on tour, he's returned to his hometown of preston to take his cricket team to india — a trip he'd planned before his accident. our sports correspondent patrick geary has this report. i promised you a trip to india. um, i'm wonde

the rsf will allow aid to reach people in regions across the country, after the government said it willn 25 million people in sudan are facing acute hunger. earlier this month they declared there is famine in one displacement camp. the us and saudi arabia are in talks in switzerland, aiming at a ceasefire between the rsf and sudanese military, although it did not join the negotiations. violence in the civil war is continuing. officialsaid violence in the civil war is continuing. official said on saturday that 85 people had died on thursday. the 2024 world five champions have concluded in a glasgow, including entries from australia and hong kong as well as plenty of bands from a closer to home. scotland triumphant head of bands from northern ireland and canada. you can see them there. plenty more to come on bbc news. hello there. with schools in england and wales still on holiday, i'm very aware that the vacation season is still in full swing — and if you're about to set off on yours, certainly worth bearing in mind, particularly if you're in this country, and particularly if you're unde

although there were delegates from the rsf are in geneva, they said they would stay away at the lastulkes sent this update from geneva. well, things have been leading up to these talks for quite some time. we've had preliminary talks injeddah, the saudi arabia. we've got a number of neighbouring countries — egypt, for example, the united arab emirates, the african union and the united nations — all there. the talks are being sponsored by the united states. now, theoretically, on the agenda is access for humanitarian aid, protection of civilians trying to flee and a kind of a ceasefire, perhaps temporary to begin with. unfortunately, as you said in your introduction, the sudanese armed forces have indicated they will not come to switzerland. and just before i came on air, i was talking to the us diplomat leading these talks who told me that also, unfortunately, the rapid support forces travelled to switzerland, but now have decided not to go into the negotiation room. so, it's really a pretty sad state of affairs and very hard to see how any kind of relief for millions of civilians, f

with all disputes, with all the stretching, shouting and emotions, crimea was transferred from the rsf, to the allied ukrainian ussr, but not to the state of ukraine, the state of ukraine, crimea was never transferred, that's the whole point, that is, that is, on the one hand. the ukrainian government and leadership consider all laws from 22 to be invalid, but for some reason they consider it valid that in 1954 they got crimea from the rsfsr, where is the truth, where is the logic, just think about it, that is, on the one hand , these laws do not exist, they all invalid, that's how to say it, how, it seems like it happened, well, okay, could this suit the crimeans, what do you think? could they disagree with this? no, never, therefore the will of the multinational people of crimea to be a full-fledged subject in a union state with other peoples, republics of the ussr, sfsr, was consistently expressed in referendums and... january 20 and march 17 and december 1, 1991, and of course march 16 , 2014, which radically changed the fate of crimea. and you yourself understand that maidan absol

. >> anyone who negotiates with rss -- rsf is committing political suicide. do you kill people, how do you rate girls and women? they will have no control over these forces. >> the interest in the conflict has resulted in a study flow of weapons and mercenaries on both sides. in june, he met with russian president vladimir putin. we asked what he hoped to achieve. >> [indiscernible] >> attention to the conflict has been muted in the west, but news they have brokered a deal with iran has raised alarm. he says if they are worried about where sudan gets its weapons, they should sell to sit and themselves. human rights groups have documented evidence that weapons being supplied by the uae, russia, and turkey, among others, smuggled into rsf territory via neighboring chad. the united states is a leading arms seller to the uae. what impact are those foreign weapons having on your ability to fight this war? >> definitely, they have a great effect. the sudanese army never had such weapons. these are being supported by the uae and hamas. the uae has a lot of economic

elsewhere in sudan, the rsf militia continues to commit unprecedented atrocities in several parts of the country amid a mounting humanitarian crisis. now tensions in the country have increased after assassination attempt on the commander of the sudanese armed forces, general abdul fattah al burhan, who is also the chairman. sudan's transitional sovereign council, now who was behind the attempt to eliminate al-burhan and how will it impact on the ongoing war of attrition and peace talks? hello and welcome to africa today, i'm mubarak kenya and

reporters without borders, rsf and 59 other organizations announced. israel is accused of massacring journalists in gaza and is a war crime, and europe should have any cooperation agreement with it. suspended. the voice of oppression in gaza brit mayors meeting was heard. the international meeting of mayors and heads of councils of capitals and big cities of brics countries was held in moscow. the 6th brics international urban forum was hosted by moscow with the presence of mayors and heads of city councils of 10 member countries. the words of this algerian lady, ms. najib jilali, president of the algerian people's assembly. we must save gaza from the clutches of the zionist usurper enemy. every free person today should be the voice of oppression palestinians. a nation that is now oppressed by a criminal regime that has destroyed the gaza strip with unprecedented brutality and continues to commit genocide. chamran, the head of tehran islamic council, also asked the leaders of 500 major brics cities to stand by the oppressed people of palestine. the dis

satellite from the israeli genocidal regime in a shameful $1 billion dollar deal, elsewhere in sudan, the rsfinues to commit unprecedented.

violence in sudan's civil war is continuing with sudanese officials saying saturday rsf colour militaries central sudan on thursday. country's foreign ministry says rso fighters indiscriminately opened fire on the villages unarmed residents. a local healthcare worker told the associated press they looted and burned houses and hours long assault. children and women are among those reportedly killed with more than 150 others injured. donald trump has held a rally in the battleground state of pennsylvania. in a speech that lasted longer than 90 minutes, mr trump responded to vice president kamala harris�*s economic plans, which she unveiled friday. harris is proposing giving $25,000 to first—time home buyers to help with down payments, increasing tax breaks forfamilies with kids, wiping out medical debt for millions of people, and driving down costs by banning what she called corporate "price—gouging". at saturday's rally, donald trump criticised harris�*s housing plan. the new york times writes: they also critiqued harris�*s housing proposal, saying the assistance for first—time buyers risk

a delegation to the talks, insisting on a return to a previous declaration made injeddah, which the rsfearly a million people in bangladesh are without power as a result of devastating floods. the energy ministry says about half of those without electricity are in the south—eastern district of feni, where seventeen power stations have been forced to shut down. feni has been hardest hit by the floods, which have now affected five million people across bangladesh and caused at least 18 deaths. in canada an arbitrator over disputing working conditions as ordered for years back to work with the union says it will file legal challenges against it. the president of the conference said on saturday that canadian workers' rights had been significantly diminished. stay with us, plenty more to come on bbc news. hello there. it looks like it's going to get warmer next week, particularly for south—eastern parts of the uk. quite cool though for these areas in particular on saturday, where we had the cloud and rain. a weather front has taken the wet weather away, but there's more weather systems to co

a delegation to the talks, insisting on a return to a previous declaration made injeddah, which the rsfillion people in bangladesh are without power as a result of devastating floods. the energy ministry says about half of those without electricity are in the south—eastern district of feni, where seventeen power stations have been forced to shut down. feni has been hardest hit by the floods, which have now affected five million people across bangladesh and caused at least 18 deaths. you can get more on the top stories in our bbc news website. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it looks like it's going to get warmer next week, particularly for south—eastern parts of the uk. quite cool though for these areas in particular on saturday, where we had the cloud and rain. a weather front has taken the wet weather away, but there's more weather systems to come in from the atlantic to bring some rain in from the west, together with some stronger winds on sunday. it's quite cool air still, so temperatures are going to be on the low side to start with. some early sunshine in the east, it