friend, writing from Paris, lost four more family members in Sudan last week, including his wife’s uncle who was forced to witness his sister being raped.
“The man and his sister were both elderly and he died of shock – he had a heart attack – when he saw his sister being raped,” wrote my friend, Gordon.
“Two younger boys who were cousins tried to protest and were gunned down by AK-47 fire inside the hosh (courtyard).”
Gordon’s wife, Fatima, is from Wad Medani in Gezira State, the breadbasket of Sudan situated between the Blue and White Niles in the centre of the country. It has been occupied by raiders from the Rapid Support Forces since December, though the Sudanese Armed Forces have been fighting in recent weeks to take it back. …..,more
