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Sudan

Published
April 15, 2024

World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine

An international conference in Paris drummed up support Monday for Sudan’s 51 million people.
Published
April 5, 2024

First UN food supplies arrive in Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger

Conflict between military and paramilitary forces in Sudan is causing one of the world's worst hunger crises.
Published
September 10, 2023

A drone attack kills at least 43 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, activists say

More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum’s May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed.
Published
August 31, 2023

Home ready in Maine for family waiting in Riyadh

Buoyed by local supporters, El-Fadel Arbab has been working 3 jobs to keep his family safe in a hotel in Saudi Arabia while waiting for his wife's travel visa to be issued.
Published
August 25, 2023

The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says

Sudan was plunged into chaos in mid-April when months of simmering tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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Published
August 3, 2023

Commentary: Tony Bennett was a humanitarian at heart

Bennett won 20 Grammys, but unlike many musicians, he could also boast such a platinum record in civil rights.
Published
July 7, 2023

South Sudanese pastor found faith, community in southern Maine

Solomon Mursal died unexpectedly on June 25. The 54-year-old pastor came to Portland from South Sudan as a refugee in the early 2000s.
Published
June 1, 2023

Another View: Sudan conflict must be brought to peaceful resolution

More than 2,500 Sudanese people are living in Maine, all of them greatly worried about the safety of their relatives back home.
Published
May 28, 2023

U.S., Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ‘imperfect’ cease-fire

The Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, battling for control of Sudan since mid-April, had agreed last week to the weeklong truce, brokered by the U.S. and the Saudis.
Published
May 11, 2023

Commentary: In Sudan, many hands could make heavy war – or peace

The longer the conflict goes on, the more likely neighbors start choosing sides, raising the risk of sustained fighting in the long term.