Soldiers from Sudan's army have recaptured the headquarters of the state broadcaster. According to the BBC, it’s a “symbolic breakthrough” for the army in its 11-month civil war with the Rapid Support Forces. Eight million people have fled their homes because of the conflict in Sudan and there are growing concerns of hunger. Last week, the U.N. Security Council called for a truce to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and allow aid to get to 25 million people in need of food and other assistance.
If you would like more context on this matter, please consider David Shinn, Professorial Lecturer at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs. Shinn served for 37 years in the U.S. Foreign Service with assignments at embassies in Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, Sudan and as ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. He has been teaching in the Elliott School since 2001. Shinn is the coauthor of the Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia and China-Africa: A Century of Engagement and the author of Hizmet in Africa: The Activities and Significance of the Gulen Movement.
Shinn’s expertise includes Africa generally with a focus on Horn of Africa, China-Africa, Turkey-Africa, Russia-Africa, Gulf States-Africa, and US policy in Africa. He has been following the developments in Sudan.
If you would like to speak with Prof. Shinn, please contact GW Senior Media Relations Specialist Cate Douglass at cdouglass
gwu [dot] edu (cdouglass[at]gwu[dot]edu).
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