A brutal civil war has been raging in Sudan for more than 2 years between the government’s forces and the powerful paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces. In that time, there have been reports of genocide, ethnic cleansing and war crimes committed, but despite those horrors, the conflict has only recently gained widespread attention. Now a peace deal is on the table - but there’s a lot at stake… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across the background to the conflict, who’s involved, and what could be next… 

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Reading: This piece from the BBC about the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is a good backgrounder about him and his business interests, including his family’s gold exporting company.

Listening: This episode of The Guardian’s podcast Full Story gives an insider’s viewpoint of what’s happening in the city of El Fasher.

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