James Copnall
Sudan correspondent at BBC World Service
Presenter Newsday @bbcworldservice. Book on Sudans: A Poisonous Thorn in our Hearts. Ex-BBC Correspondent in Sudans, Ivory Coast, Morocco. Usual disclaimers
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Sep 17, 2023 |
bbc.co.uk | James Copnall
The earthquake just over a week ago maimed a six-century-old mosque in one Amizmiz's oldest neighbourhoods, taking a bite out of the pinky brown minaret. A nearby row of shops appeared untouched - until I saw the vertical scar, as if a giant axeman had tried to cut two shops apart, nearly succeeding. The entrails of a nearby building were on show. "You should see the really bad ones round the corner," said Abdi, man outside the mosque. He was right.
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Jul 3, 2023 |
africanarguments.org | Ilhem Rachidi |James Copnall
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Apr 26, 2023 |
bbc.co.uk | James Gregory |James Copnall |Caroline Hawley |Kathy Long
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty ImagesOccasional sounds of gunfire are still reported in Sudan as the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces accuse each other of violating the three-day ceasefire. An Al-Arabiya TV correspondent has observed sporadic clashes between the army and RSF in some parts of the capital, Khartoum, this morning. A section of local media say RSF vehicles have been seen heading to Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman - a key route for those being evacuated.
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Apr 25, 2023 |
bbc.co.uk | James Gregory |James Copnall |Caroline Hawley
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Jan 4, 2023 |
africanarguments.org | James Copnall
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