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Besieged: A 360º experience in Sudan's Nuba Mountains

It’s the dry season: a time when the Sudanese government usually renews its offensive against the rebels holed up in the Nuba Mountains.

This season though, despite sporadic clashes, a ceasefire seems to be holding.

For Khartoum, there is an incentive to keeping the peace. The outgoing US administration of Barack Obama lifted economic sanctions in January, and a key condition of the six-month probation period until their permanent removal is a cessation of hostilities.

The rebels of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) also have a point to make. They are keen to demonstrate to the international community their commitment to talks, and to the clearing of obstacles to aid access to the impoverished South Kordofan and Blue Nile states.

Peace can’t come soon enough for the people of the Nuba Mountains. The conflict has disrupted farming in rebel-held areas, and, along with poor rains, has resulted in sharply reduced harvests. Food prices are sky-rocketing, and the crisis is forcing more and more people from their homes in search of aid.

Immerse yourself on the front line of a forgotten conflict in Sudan in this first-ever 360 film documenting the immense hardships faced by the people of the Nuba Mountains.

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