At 9, Yonas Hagos arrived in America from a Sudan refugee camp; years later, he became a major Arby’s franchise owner after serving in the US Army
At nine years old, Yonas Hagos arrived in America after spending part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan. He spoke little English and entered a life that was dramatically different from the one his family had known. In Illinois, Hagos and his…
12 killed in Chad strike near Sudan border: security source
At least 12 people were killed on Thursday in an airstrike in Chad near the Sudanese border, a Chadian security source told AFP, with N’Djamena and Washington accusing the Sudanese army of carrying out attacks on neighbouring territory. 12 killed…
US urges new UN sanctions to spur rivals in Sudan to negotiate an end to war
UNITED NATIONS — The United States is urging beefed-up U.N. sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan to build pressure on them to negotiate an end to the fighting that has killed at least 59,000 peopledisplaced some 13 million and pushed many parts…
Sudanese MSF leader ‘frees’ fighters after army victory in Kordofan
Sudanese paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, whose Rapid Support Forces have been accused of genocide, told his fighters on Monday to “free” themselves in a war with the army. Sudanese MSF leader ‘frees’ fighters after army…