The first Sudanese film to be selected to feature at the Cannes Film Festival has stolen the spotlight – and for good reason. ‘Goodbye Julia’, directed by Mohamed Kordofani, starts in 2005 after the end of a civil war between Khartoum and the separatist south, and ends as South Sudan gains independence in 2011. It tells the story of how a covered-up murder brings a southern Sudanese woman, Julia, into contact with a northern Sudanese woman, Mona, and her overbearing conservative husband. Tacklin

BBC Eye has gained access to el-Geneina, a city that suffered one of the worst massacres in Sudan’s civil war. Watch the full documentary on our YouTube channel 👉 https://youtu.be/HXw7y8w2irA | BBC World Service

Sudan looks like it’s headed for civil war. The current conflict is centered around two generals, two men who are fighting over control of the countries’ future. But their battle has the potential to spiral into a civil war that could engulf the entire region. | Johnny Harris