Sudan
Sudan Tapes Archive preserves music across decades and continents
Sudanese American Haneen Sidahmed is digitizing cassettes tapes of classic Sudanese songs dating back to the 1960s. In the process, she’s created a music archive called Sudan Tapes Archive. Reporter Hana Baba, of station KALW and the podcast, “The Stoop,” talked to Sidahmed about how her work has taken on new urgency amid war in Sudan.
Tracking atrocities in Sudan: ‘The world has become significantly less anonymous for war criminals’
Unlike conflicts in the past, technology is now allowing third-party observers to document human rights abuses in near-real time thanks to, among other things, low-orbit satellites. The Recorded Future News podcast, “Click Here,” looks at the past and current violence in Darfur, Sudan.
Calls for UK to welcome Sudanese refugees the same way as Ukrainians
After the war started in Ukraine last year, the UK created several programs to welcome Ukrainian refugees. British families received stipends to welcome them into their homes, and the Ukrainians had special status to live and work in Britain. But Sudanese refugees fleeing the civil war do not have a quick, legal path to enter the UK, even if they have family there.
USAID chief says she’s haunted by how many people are unable to leave Sudan
The ongoing fighting in Sudan is being described as a civil war, with fears of possible genocide. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Administrator Samantha Power, who heads the US Agency for International Development (USAID) about the unrest and humanitarian support to those who need it most.
