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The U.S. military has evacuated diplomats in Sudan as fighting continues

By Emmanuel Akinwotu
Published April 23, 2023 at 4:57 AM PDT
An aerial view of black smoke covering the sky above the capital Khartoum. Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan's capital on April 20, as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan.
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An aerial view of black smoke covering the sky above the capital Khartoum. Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan's capital on April 20, as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan.

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Emmanuel Akinwotu
Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.
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