The Crown wants at least six current and former security officials to testify behind closed doors in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan—a move the man's lawyer calls a serious infringement of the open court principle.
Hussen says the rest of the funding will go toward development projects, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health for women in Sudan and South Sudan, and other projects in the Central African Republic, Chad and Ethiopia.
Thomas-Greenfield said Thursday’s contribution raises total U.S. humanitarian assistance to Sudan to $1.6 billion since September 2023, making the United States Sudan’s largest single donor.
A damaged Turkish military aircraft claimed to be at Wadi Seyidna airport near Khartoum, Sudan, in a photo released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on April 28, 2023.
Canada has yet to issue sanctions on any people or companies accused of supporting the war in Sudan, even though the United States, United Kingdom and European Union have.
The UK government said on Sunday that the British military had evacuated UK diplomats and their families from Sudan.
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, April 22, 2023.
KHARTOUM, Sudan—The U.S. military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday and international governments raced to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in the capital as rival generals battled for control of Africa’s third-largest
Smoke rises in Omdurman near Halfaya Bridge, during clashes between the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army as seen from Khartoum North, Sudan, on April 15, 2023.
South Sudan has four players who have appeared in an NBA game. They’ve scored a combined 1,228 points and started 19 games.
Didn’t matter. It was 8–0 U.S. after 2 1/2 minutes. The rest of the half: South Sudan 58, U.S. 34.
Ottawa is offering a lifeline to people fleeing an escalating civil war in Sudan if they have relatives in Canada who agree to financially support them.
Continued Support
The government has advised any British nationals still remaining in Sudan to make their way to Port Sudan.
A statement on the FCDO travel advice site says: “We have established an office at the Coral Hotel in Port Sudan.
One foreign diplomat who asked not to be identified said some diplomatic staff in Khartoum were hoping for evacuation by air from Port Sudan in the next two days. The U.S.
In addition to the more than $200 million in direct funding, the United States has provided $350 million for Ebola response and other humanitarian assistance in Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda as part of a $1.8 billion contribution to the U.N.
JUBA, South Sudan—At least 10 people in South Sudan, including three children, have been killed after mistaking unexploded ordnance for scrap metal, an official said Friday.
The department has had an advisory since October 2021 cautioning that travel to Sudan was dangerous and should be avoided.
Sudan Army Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addresses delegates in Juba, South Sudan, on March 28, 2021.
On April 29, a government-organized convoy arrived at Port Sudan to assist in transporting U.S. citizens to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The evacuation began days after a second American was confirmed to have died amid the chaos in Sudan.
"The scale and speed of what is unfolding in Sudan is unprecedented," said Martin Griffiths, a senior U.N. official for humanitarian and emergency relief who will visit Sudan on Tuesday.
