Sudan Prime Minister talks of peace on maiden trip to Darfur

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Abdalla Hamdok's one-day visit was his first as prime minister to the devastated region.
  • He met victims of the war in the town of Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state, which houses several sprawling camps.
  • Hamdok assured them that his government was working towards peace in Darfur, a region of the size of Spain.