Sudan
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PublishedAugust 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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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedMay 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.
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PublishedMay 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.
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PublishedMay 6, 2023
Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict
The fighting has turned Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and other urban areas into battlefields and pushed hundreds of thousands from their homes.
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PublishedMay 6, 2023
Portland man’s family escapes violent conflict in Sudan
Now El-Fadel Arbab must raise money to bring his wife and 2 sons from Saudi Arabia to Maine.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Biden authorizes new sanctions on Sudan, says violence ‘must end’
The U.N.'s refugee agency has warned that more than 800,000 could flee Sudan because of the violence.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Shelling in Sudanese capital disrupts aid delivery efforts
In central areas of Khartoum, sporadic explosions could be heard Thursday, a day after the United Nations warned that the Sudanese people are 'facing a humanitarian catastrophe.'
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