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The Gold Rush Behind a Civil War
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November 10, 2025
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27:38Now PlayingTwenty years ago, a genocidal campaign in the Darfur region of Sudan shocked the world. Now, videos and images of new atrocities have captured global attention once more.
Declan Walsh, who has been covering Sudan, discusses one of the worst humanitarian conflicts in decades, and how gold is fueling it.
GuestDeclan Walsh () , the chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• From DecemberThe gold rush at the heart of a civil war () .
• News AnalysisThe world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield as atrocities sweep villages and towns () .
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