They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger
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December 4, 2024

They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger

By By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press 

ADRE, Chad (AP) — For months, Aziza Abrahim fled from one village in Sudan to the next as people were slaughtered. Yet the killing of relatives and her husband’s disappearance aren’t what forced the 23-year-old to leave the country for good. It was hunger, she said.

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