FRANCE 24 spoke to Abdalla Hamdok, who served as Sudan’s prime minister twice after the fall of Omar al-Bashir in 2019. As the war in his country entered its second year, the former premier described the situation as « extremely catastrophic, probably the most serious, disastrous situation in the world today ». Yet he expressed hope that the war « will come to an end », noting « some progress » in regional and national efforts towards a political solution.