The Gold Rush Behind a Civil War
The Gold Rush Behind a Civil War Podcast Episode ∙ Daily News ∙ 2025 ∙ 27 minutes, 37 seconds The Daily The New York Times Twenty years ago, a genocidal campaign in the Darfur region of Sudan shocked the world. Now, videos and images of new atrocities have captured global attention once more. Declan Walsh , who has been covering Sudan , discusses one of the worst humanitarian conflicts in decades, and how gold is fueling it. Guest: Declan Walsh, the chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading: From December: The gold rush at the heart of a civil war. News Analysis : The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield as atrocities sweep villages and towns.Photo: Agence France-Presse — Getty Images For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts ...