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BBC reporter sees devastation in Khartoum

BBC reporter sees devastation in Khartoum

Update: 2025-04-01
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The BBC has become one of the first international news organisations to reach the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, since the army recaptured it, and has found overwhelming destruction. Barbara Plett Usher reports.



Also on the programme: countries around the world are preparing their responses to President Trump's expected announcement on Wednesday of sweeping tariffs, affecting trillions of dollars of US imports. Meanwhile, the Trump administration faces its first electoral challenge since November's election, as Wisconsin votes for a new member if its supreme court.



(Picture: A ruined building in Khartoum. Credit: Barbara Plett Usher)
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BBC reporter sees devastation in Khartoum

BBC reporter sees devastation in Khartoum

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