
Sudan ex- foreign minister doubts fighting will end
Former Sudanese foreign minister, Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, says there is deep mistrust between the warring factions.
Sudan’s former foreign minister, Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, says she doubts there can be a genuine ceasefire in the country’s “nonsensical war” because of the deep mistrust between the warring military factions.
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(Photo: Former Sudanese foreign minister, Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi. Credit: Getty Images.)
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