Man who ran length of Africa to release bookpublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 27 June
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Read MoreDavid Aaronovitch and guests dissect Sudan's ongoing civil war. This conflict is now one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. How can it be brought to an end?
Guests:
James Copnall - presenter of Newsday on the BBC World Service and former BBC Sudan correspondent
Mohanad Hashim - Sudanese journalist working on Newshour on the BBC World Service
Dame Rosalind Marsden - associate fellow of the Africa programme at Chatham House and former UK ambassador to Sudan
Professor Alex De Waal - executive director of the World Peace Foundation
Produced by: Kirsteen Knight, Caroline Bayley and Ben Carter Edited by: Richard Vadon and Richard Fenton-Smith Sound engineers: Rod Farquhar and Andy Fell Production co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
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