Sudanese Canadians in Toronto worry about family, rally to send support
Global News
Across the Sudanese community in Toronto, bloody and violent events in the African nation are top of mind as stories from family members and friends trickle out.
Ranya Elfil hasn’t been sleeping well, and she says she is not the only one.
Across the Sudanese community in Toronto, the bloody and violent events in the African nation have plagued people with waking thoughts and nightmares.
“I don’t think anyone is getting any sleep,” Elfil, president of the Mississauga Sudanese Canadian Cultural Association, told Global News.
“And even if you do, it is because you crash because it has been three days since you got any kind of sleep. And you wake up really jolted in the middle of the night.”
Clashes began in Sudan on April 15, amid plans to transfer control of the country to a civilian government. Fighting broke out between forces under the command of the country’s top two generals, with Sudanese Canadians terrified for family members trapped in the middle.
“I’m worried about my family, I am trying to figure out how I can help, I am also trying to stay optimistic for them — I am hopeful that this will end soon,” Azza Taha, another Sudanese Canadian who spoke to Global News, said.
She lamented the apparent lack of widespread public concern about the conflict, questioning “why people don’t care.”
Canada’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that the country has worked “proactively” to respond to the ongoing crisis in Sudan, including helping Canadians trapped in the country and joining in the direct international calls for a ceasefire.
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