Sudan - Al-Fashir - Darfur women speak their mind at peace conference

A Sudanese woman has run out of time but still has more to say after the opportunity to speak her mind from the stage while attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather in a compound belonging to the Govenor of Noth Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues. Another 'sister' tries to grab her mic for their own chance to speak amid shouting and frustration at the lack of further time.

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A Sudanese woman has run out of time but still has more to say after the opportunity to speak her mind from the stage while attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather in a compound belonging to the Govenor of Noth Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues. Another 'sister' tries to grab her mic for their own chance to speak amid shouting and frustration at the lack of further time.