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Is there a growing risk of genocide in El-Fasher?

A United Nations expert says there are circumstances in which a genocide could be occurring or has occurred in El-Fasher, in northern Darfur.

The besieged city of El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region, is facing a growing risk of genocide as the world's attention is focused on other conflicts, that's the warning from a United Nations expert. Alice Wairimu Nderitu told the 大象传媒, many civilians have been targeted based on their ethnicity in El-Fasher, where fierce fighting has intensified in recent days. What constitutes a genocide?

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Presenter: Richard Kagoe
Producer: Frenny Jowi, Toda Opeyemi, Rob Wilson, Yvette Twagiramariya, Bella Hassan and Sunita Nahar.
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Technical Producer: Daniela Victoria Varela Hernandez
Editors are Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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