‘I can’t go back and I can’t go forward’: Sudanese mothers struggle with delays to bring Canadian children home

Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.

Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 22, 2025

Mothers of Canadian children stranded while attempting to flee the harrowing Sudanese Civil War say Ottawa isn't moving to help clear the roadblocks that would provide them with a pathway to enter the country.

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