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The artists, curators and gallery owners forced to escape Sudan

As the war continues in Sudan, certain museums have been caught in the crossfire and many artists have had to flee, leaving behind their artwork and galleries. New York Times reporter Abdi Latif Dahir tells host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about what's lost when art is destroyed, and the efforts to help artists who have been displaced to keep creating.

New York Times reporter Abdi Latif Dahir talks about what's at stake for Sudanese art in the midst of the war

People who've recently fled the violence in Sudan to neighbouring south Sudan climb a tree at the border to try to a catch a mobile phone signal to tell family and friends they are safe.
People who've recently fled the violence in Sudan to neighbouring south Sudan climb a tree at the border to try to a catch a mobile phone signal to tell family and friends they are safe. (Stephanie Jenzer/CBC News)

As the war continues in Sudan, certain museums have been caught in the crossfire. Many artists have had to flee, leaving behind their artwork and galleries.

Abdi Latif Dahir is the East Africa correspondent for The New York Times. He talks to host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about what's lost when art is destroyed, and the efforts to help artists who have been displaced to keep creating.

WATCH | On the front line of mass migration out of Sudan:

On the front line of mass migration out of Sudan

1 year ago
Duration 7:36

 

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Abdi Latif Dahir produced by Danielle Grogan.