Hisham Mohamed was in Sudan visiting relatives when fighting broke out between the Sudanese armed forces and the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF).
The Welland, Ont., resident is currently in Cairo, Egypt, hoping family members left behind will make it safely across the border so that they can travel with him to Canada.
Speaking on CBC Radio’s The Current and Metro Morning on Tuesday, Mohamed recalled his treacherous journey to get away from the fighting.
“It was quite [the] journey. I took cars, I took motorcycles [and] buses until I finally made it to the border,” he said.
“It is very dangerous and it’s
