Sudan

Ottawa is offering a lifeline to people fleeing a civil war in Sudan if they have relatives in Canada who agree to financially support them. Immigration Minister Marc Miller says this new humanitarian pathway is for both Sudanese and foreign citizens who lived in Sudan when conflict broke out in mid-April. Miller delivers remarks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Canada to offer humanitarian visas to those fleeing Sudan if relatives pay costs

Duelling militias began a civil war in Sudan this spring that has caused some 5M people to flee

 

FILE - South Sudanese who fled from Sudan sit outside a nutrition clinic at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan, on May 16, 2023. Four Western countries have floated a proposal on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023 for the U.N.’s top human rights body to appoint a team of experts to monitor and report on abuses and rights violations in war-wracked Sudan. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)

UN aid chief says 6 months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people

‘No respite from bloodshed and terror’

 

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)

White House announces sanctions in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by cease-fire deal

The United States is imposing visa restrictions on specific people in Sudan

 

A vehicle crosses an empty street in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 29, 2023, as gunfire and heavy artillery fire continued despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals. Canada is stopping flights out of the capital Khartoum and relocating its Sudan evacuation efforts to the Red Sea, joining other nations in a move to continue removing people from Port Sudan as violence in the country continues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marwan Ali

Canada moving Sudan evacuation operations to port city as conflict continues

About 550 people left Sudan on six military-run flights between Thursday and Saturday

A vehicle crosses an empty street in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 29, 2023, as gunfire and heavy artillery fire continued despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals. Canada is stopping flights out of the capital Khartoum and relocating its Sudan evacuation efforts to the Red Sea, joining other nations in a move to continue removing people from Port Sudan as violence in the country continues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marwan Ali
Defence Minister Anita Anand arrives at a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Ottawa. Anand says Canadian evacuation flights in Sudan have been hampered by a mechanical issue in one military plane. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Window to safely airlift people from Sudan closing quickly, Canadian officials say

One of Turkey’s planes was shot from the ground as it left Khartoum this morning

Defence Minister Anita Anand arrives at a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Ottawa. Anand says Canadian evacuation flights in Sudan have been hampered by a mechanical issue in one military plane. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Evacuees from Sudan, disembark from a British military plane after their arrival at Larnaca airport, Cyprus, Thursday, April 27, 2023. Around 140 people including British and other citizens from European Union countries, arrived in Cyprus after being evacuated from Sudan. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

First Canadian evacuation flight from Sudan has departed: Anand

Canadians left the country on a Hercules search-and-rescue plane, more flights planned

Evacuees from Sudan, disembark from a British military plane after their arrival at Larnaca airport, Cyprus, Thursday, April 27, 2023. Around 140 people including British and other citizens from European Union countries, arrived in Cyprus after being evacuated from Sudan. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question as he speaks with reporters before a meeting of the cabinet on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Ottawa. Trudeau says a Canadian effort is underway to conduct airlifts out of Sudan and two military vessels have arrived off the coast of the Red Sea as violence in the region continues for a second week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Trudeau says Canada to conduct airlifts out of Sudan, has two ships off its coast

Federal government co-ordinating with allies to evacuate Canadian citizens from war-torn country

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question as he speaks with reporters before a meeting of the cabinet on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Ottawa. Trudeau says a Canadian effort is underway to conduct airlifts out of Sudan and two military vessels have arrived off the coast of the Red Sea as violence in the region continues for a second week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Ottawa says it’s working on ways to try evacuating Canadians out of Sudan, and is asking them to register with Global Affairs Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Marwan Ali

German plane airlifts 58 Canadians out of Sudan as Canadian plane readies for more

Heavy gunfire rocked Khartoum Monday in continued fighting between rival military groups

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Ottawa says it’s working on ways to try evacuating Canadians out of Sudan, and is asking them to register with Global Affairs Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Marwan Ali
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. Ottawa has suspended consular services in Sudan as reports merge of allied countries evacuating Canadian diplomats. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marwan Ali

Canada suspends Sudan consular services as diplomats evacuated

More than 420 people killed, thousands injured in conflict between government and paramilitary group

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. Ottawa has suspended consular services in Sudan as reports merge of allied countries evacuating Canadian diplomats. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marwan Ali
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marwan Ali

Group calls on Canada to create sponsor program for family fleeing war-torn Sudan

A Canadian trapped in the middle of an escalating war in Sudan…

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 22, 2023. The fighting in the capital between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces resumed after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marwan Ali
A destroyed military vehicle is seen in southern in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 20, 2023. The latest attempt at a cease-fire between the rival Sudanese forces faltered as gunfire rattled the capital of Khartoum. Through the night and into Thursday morning, gunfire could be heard almost constantly across Khartoum. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Why Sudan’s conflict matters to the rest of the world

Fighting has killed hundreds and left millions trapped in urban areas

A destroyed military vehicle is seen in southern in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 20, 2023. The latest attempt at a cease-fire between the rival Sudanese forces faltered as gunfire rattled the capital of Khartoum. Through the night and into Thursday morning, gunfire could be heard almost constantly across Khartoum. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows damaged aircraft, including one on fire, at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 17, 2023. Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show the extent of the destruction from days of fighting in Sudan between rival military forces, including some 20 aircraft either damaged or destroyed at Khartoum’s airport. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Sudanese army, rival forces agree to 24-hour cease-fire

Fighters in Khartoum attacked a U.S. Embassy convoy and stormed the home of the EU envoy to Sudan

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows damaged aircraft, including one on fire, at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 17, 2023. Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show the extent of the destruction from days of fighting in Sudan between rival military forces, including some 20 aircraft either damaged or destroyed at Khartoum’s airport. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
In this frame grab from a video posted by Sudan’s state news agency, SUNA on Thursday, April 13, 2023, spokesman for the Sudanese Armed Forces Brig. Nabil Abdullah reads a statement warning of conflict after the recent deployment of Sudan’s powerful paramilitary in the capital and other cities. Tensions between the military and the paramilitary, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have escalated in recent months, forcing a delay of the signing of an internationally-backed deal with political parties to restore the country’s democratic transition. In the statement, the military said the buildup of the RSF in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country has come without “the approval of, or coordination with” the armed forces’ leadership. (SUNA via AP)

Sudan’s army and rival force clash, wider conflict feared

A doctors’ group said at least three people were killed and dozens injured

In this frame grab from a video posted by Sudan’s state news agency, SUNA on Thursday, April 13, 2023, spokesman for the Sudanese Armed Forces Brig. Nabil Abdullah reads a statement warning of conflict after the recent deployment of Sudan’s powerful paramilitary in the capital and other cities. Tensions between the military and the paramilitary, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have escalated in recent months, forcing a delay of the signing of an internationally-backed deal with political parties to restore the country’s democratic transition. In the statement, the military said the buildup of the RSF in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country has come without “the approval of, or coordination with” the armed forces’ leadership. (SUNA via AP)
James Magok Achuli, a refugee now studying international relations at UBCO while running on the varsity cross-country team. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Running toward education: A former child soldier’s path to UBC Okanagan student athlete

James Achuli’s journey from refugee and child soldier to university student and cross country athlete

James Magok Achuli, a refugee now studying international relations at UBCO while running on the varsity cross-country team. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
File - Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy head of the military council, waves to a crowd during a military-backed tribe’s rally, in the Nile River State, Sudan, Saturday, , on July 13, 2019. The US is making efforts to convince power brokers in Libya and Sudan to expel the Russian private military company Wagner, regional officials tell The Associated Press. The pressure comes after Washington expanded sanctions on the group. Wagner has played a role in Libya’s conflict but has also been linked with a powerful Sudanese paramilitary. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Hjaj, File)

U.S. seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya

The U.S. has slapped sanctions on the Wagner Group over its role in Russia’s war in Ukraine

File - Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy head of the military council, waves to a crowd during a military-backed tribe’s rally, in the Nile River State, Sudan, Saturday, , on July 13, 2019. The US is making efforts to convince power brokers in Libya and Sudan to expel the Russian private military company Wagner, regional officials tell The Associated Press. The pressure comes after Washington expanded sanctions on the group. Wagner has played a role in Libya’s conflict but has also been linked with a powerful Sudanese paramilitary. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Hjaj, File)