Mohamed Osman

Feb 27, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Mohamed Osman

Desperate to escape Sudan's war, people have told the BBC how they have handed over their precious savings to unscrupulous people smugglers-cum-gold miners, to make a terrifying journey to Egypt - a trend that continues as the brutal conflict enters its 10th month. "They left me and my dead mother in the desert," 25-year-old Salama, who made her first desperate attempt to cross the border with her family in August, told the BBC.