Months After Its Peers, Canada Sanctions Sudanese Linked to Year-Long Civil War

Sudanese refugees displaced by the conflict in Sudan gather to receive food staples from aid agencies at the Metche Camp in eastern Chad on March 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/AP-Jsarh Ngarndey Ulrish

Canada is announcing sanctions against those it blames for perpetuating Sudan’s civil war, as the conflict enters its second year.

For months, Africa experts and the NDP have criticized the Liberals for not following peer countries such as the U.S. in laying sanctions against those empowering warlords.