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Asia-specific, coming sane with me, Marika Oi.
More than two years ago, a civil war broke out in Sudan.
Since then, the United Nations reports over 150,000 people have been killed,
and about 12 million have been forced from their homes.
Sudanese people have been massacred and starved in what the UN describes as the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
And before we go any further,
I just want to let you all know that this episode contains some distressing details of killings,
sexual violence and the experience of children.
After more than two years of fighting, the reasons for this war are still not clear.
It's often described as a civil war,
but it's also a proxy war, where foreign countries are supplying the weapons.
On Wednesday,
President Trump posted a message on social media saying that he'll work with other countries in the region to bring these atrocities to an end.
But questions remain about why the international community hasn't already done more to try and stop the deadly violence.
From the BBC, this is The Global Story.
I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, DC.
And today on the show, what is Sudan's war really about?
My name is Barbara Platt Esher.
I am a BBC Africa correspondent based in Nairobi.