Group calls on Canada to create sponsor program for family fleeing war-torn Sudan
Hisham Mohamed, 49, was due to fly home to Welland, Ont., on April 18 but saw his flight cancelled amid growing violence between Sudan’s army and the rival paramilitary force known as the Rapid Support Forces.
“After the fourth call with them, I decided they’re not gonna do anything,” Mohamed said in a telephone interview from the border between Sudan and Egypt. “That’s when I made my decision to make a move and try to get out of Khartoum and eventually out of Sudan.” Several foreign countries, including Canada, have struggled to repatriate their citizens — many of whom are trapped in their homes as food supplies dwindle.
Meanwhile, the head of a Sudanese Canadian community organization said his group is calling on the federal government to create a program for community members seeking to sponsor family who are either stuck in Sudan or have fled to nearby bordering countries. “But up until now there is no action plan in place, no one is clear,” alTahir said. “So people, they started to take this stuff on their shoulders to flee to nearby countries.”
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