1 week to go: What's next?
26 June 2024Thank you so much for donating to help Abumedian and his family find safety.
They all have passports now thanks to the donations, however leaving has proved more challenging than Abumedian expected.
Yesterday the RSF launched a fresh attack on the area and villages surrounding Sennar where Abumedian is currently, and there was shelling inside Sennar city. The city remains under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces but the RSF hold territory now outside the city.
https://sudantribune.com/article287417/
With less than a week left 'til the page closes, if you're able to donate again please consider it. It's a very challenging time for him and his family right now.
After hearing many reports of a lack of food and healthcare plus safety concerns (looting and robbery) at the camps in Ethiopia he'd planned to take his family too Abumedian decided against that option.
Unfortunately Egypt has made it increasingly difficult/impossible for Sudanese to obtain visas and the authorities, with funding from the EU, have started rounding up and sending back to Sudan any Sudanese immigrants they find.
Abu's chatted with a mutual former colleague who was recently smuggled into Egypt.
He is looking at Libya as an option, but a quick Google will show you that Sudanese refugees everywhere are struggling with a lack of access to safety, food and Healthcare wherever they've gone. And the situation in Sudan continues to decline making staying even less of a viable option.
