August 27, 2007
Swinging doors in Sudan
Sudan orders U.S. charity director to leaveKHARTOUM, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Sudan has expelled the top official in Sudan of the U.S.-based aid group CARE, the director said on Monday.
Country director Paul Barker told Reuters the Sudanese government's Humanitarian Aid Commission had given him 72 hours to leave the country without giving reasons for the decision.
Barker is the third prominent foreigner expelled from Sudan in less than a week.
Great quote from a later version of the story from Dr Bakheit Yousef, deputy commussioner of the Humanitarian Aid Commission. "CARE will continue its activities as normal. Maybe the headquarters can send somebody else."
Posted by aheavens at August 27, 2007 3:26 PM