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Born on the road: Aid cuts leave refugee mothers with nowhere to turn

Africanews | 6/2/2026, 2:47:02 PM

When labour pains struck Sudanese refugee Maude Ahmad Fadala, there was no clinic nearby, no transport and no money to reach a hospital. Hours later, weakened by illness and stranded on a dirt road in northern Central African Republic, she gave birth with only her sister by her side.

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