Khartoum or Khartum is the capital of Sudan.
With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan.
It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile, flowing west from Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
The White Nile and Blue Nile are two major tributaries that contribute to the formation of the Nile River, the longest river in the world
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Since the overthrow of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in 2019, Sudan's government has been headed by a sovereign council under army chief General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan with the RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, as his deputy.
The two are now heading rival forces in a bloody power struggle, and Burhan removed Hemedti from his post last month.
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