There was more fighting today on the outskirts of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. A short-term ceasefire is in place, but the United Nations says it’s only been partially successful, and that rival armed forces are not ready to seriously negotiate for peace. Over the past week and a half, hundreds of people have been killed in the fighting. Sudanese residents from the capital region are now making tough decisions about leaving. The World’s Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi reports.
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