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Spotlight | Sudan
Hemeti struggling to finance path to peace

People celebrate after the signing of the Juba agreement on October 3, 2020. © Atiol Elmalik/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Deemed overly ambitious, the peace deal Khartoum agreed to with rebel groups in October is having trouble finding funds. [...]

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