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UK to run additional evacuation flight from Port Sudan

admin May 1, 2023 0 Comment

The United Kingdom says it will carry out an additional evacuation flight for British nationals who are still trapped in Sudan on Monday, after officially ceasing the operation from an airfield near Khartoum. A...

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Britain begins mass evacuation of nationals from Sudan as ceasefire holds

admin April 25, 2023 0 Comment

A large scale evacuation of Britons has begun in Sudan as warring parties — for the first time — honour the ceasefire agreement recently brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia. Military flights would...

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Nigeria to begin evacuation of citizens from Sudan on Tuesday

admin April 25, 2023 0 Comment

The Federal Government of Nigeria may start evacuating its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday morning, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of the commission, said this in an...

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Foreign countries evacuate diplomats, staff, others from Sudan

admin April 24, 2023 0 Comment

Several foreign countries have evacuated their diplomats, staff and others as fighting continues in Sudan. The UK, US, Germany, Italy and Spain are among other nations that also carried out evacuations. Foreign governments have...

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Sudan: FG to move stranded Nigerians through Egypt by road

admin April 24, 2023 0 Comment

The Nigerian government is making preparations to evacuate about 5,500 stranded citizens out of Sudan through the Egyptian town of Luxor. According to the Punch newspaper, the Federal Government was seeking Egypt’s support so...

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Evacuation of diplomats commences as fighting intensifies in Sudan

admin April 23, 2023 0 Comment

As the bloody fighting in Sudan entered its second week, the Sudanese army has announced that it was coordinating efforts to evacuate foreign citizens and diplomats from the country on military aircraft. After meeting...

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US concludes plan to evacuate embassy in Sudan

admin April 22, 2023 0 Comment

The United States military has disclosed its readiness to evacuate the US embassy in Sudan. This decision was confirmed by Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, on Saturday April 22, 2023. According to Austin, the Joe-...