A year into the war, Sudanese women are struggling to survive in extremely dire humanitarian conditions after seeking refuge from a conflict-ridden region.
Seven months into Sudan’s civil war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its allies are ransacking and capturing the Darfur region. An aid worker said, “People are dying like insects.”
NAIROBI, Kenya — Bodies littered the road out of El Geneina, a town in western Sudan, as Dr. Rodwan Mustafa and his family sped down a bumpy road that led to the border with Chad and, they hoped, safety. A day earlier, rampaging Arab militiamen had grabbed Mustafa by the neck, accusing him of giving medical care to enemy fighters. That was his signal to run. Racing toward the border with his family in a car, he saw chickens clucking over the bloodied corpses of those who hadn’t fled in time. A c