The war in Sudan has created the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. How did the fighting begin? Who are the two main sides – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)? And what are the main factors driving the war now? Watch this #AJStartHere Sudan explainer with Sandra Gathmann to understand what’s happening. Chapters: 00:14 - The two main sides and areas of control 00:54 - Sudan’s diversity and ethnic divisions 01:18 - Omar al-Bashir and the Janjaweed 01:32 - The Darfur genocide in the early 2000s 02:06 - How the RSF emerged from the Janjaweed 03:34 - The 2019 protests and the fall of Omar al-Bashir 04:11 - The 2021 military coup and outbreak of war 05:53 - RSF violence in Darfur 08:07 - How both sides are getting support from outside Sudan 09:40 - How gold is fuelling the war 11:18 - How diplomacy to end the war has failed so far This episode features: Mahitab Mahgoub | Non-resident Fellow, Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Yassmin Abdel-Magied | Writer & Activist Hiba Morgan | Sudan Correspondent, Al Jazeera English Ahmed Soliman | Senior Research Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House Kholood Khair | Founder & Director, Confluence Advisory Hager Ali | Doctoral Researcher, German Institute for Global and Area Studies Alan Boswell | Project Director, Horn Of Africa, International Crisis Group Elbashir Idris | Sudan Analyst & Activist