Brave tea lady’s journey from Sudan’s war to White House
Through 20 years’ selling tea by searing-hot Khartoum roadsides, Awadeya Mahmoud dreamed of improving conditions for her co-workers, mostly from conflict-hit areas. PHOTO|AFP
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But for struggling to improve conditions for impoverished women selling tea and food from stalls across the Sudanese capital, Mahmoud received a “Woman of Courage Award” from US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington last month.
