The ongoing war in Sudan has displaced over 14 million people. Today, Colin Robertson sits down with Nisrin Elamin and Nicholas Coghlan about Canada’s response to the crisis and it’s large-scale implications to the African community.

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Participants' bios

-Nisrin Elamin is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the African Studies program at the University of Toronto.

-Nicholas Coghlan served as Canada’s First Resident in Khartoum, Sudan and the First Resident Canadian Ambassador in Juba, South Sudan.

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Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson //

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Reading Recommendations:

- Under Wide and Starry Skies: 50 Sailing Destinations in Seas Less Travelled, by Nicholas Coghlan.

- "In Sudan, the People's Revolution Versus the Elite's Counterrevolution", by Sara Abbas, Nisrim Elamin, Rabab Elnaiem and Abdelraouf Omer.

- Middle East Report: The Struggle for Sudan, by Deen Sharp, Nisrin Elamin, Najib Hourani and Paul Silverstein.

Support Sudan here: https://www.sudansolidarity.com

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Recording Date: March 14, 2025

Release date:

March 17, 2025