As the situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, nations around the world are racing to evacuate their citizens from the country. Diplomatic efforts are in full swing as countries coordinate rescue missions to airlift their citizens out of harm’s way.
The latest 72-hour ceasefire has allowed rescue operations to intensify, but gunfire can still be heard in the capital Khartoum. As a result, some evacuees have been airlifted from Khartoum and taken to nearby countries such as Djibouti, Jordan, and Cyprus, while others have driven or boarded ships to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
Checks by News About Nigeria showed that countries from the Middle East and Africa have led the way with large-scale evacuations. Saudi Arabia has taken in hundreds of Saudis and foreigners from more than 20 countries, while Jordan has airlifted nearly 350 people, including Palestinians, Iraqis, Syrians, and Germans.
Other countries such as Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Mauritania have also announced rescue operations to evacuate their citizens. Chad is sending planes to collect over 400 citizens from Port Sudan, while Nigeria plans to evacuate nearly 3,000 nationals, mostly students, by convoy to Egypt this week.
European countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands have also launched large-scale evacuations of their citizens, with the UK Foreign Office estimating that there are 4,000 Britons with dual nationality and 400 with UK-only passports in Sudan.
The US military has sent three Chinook helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Khartoum, and Canada has pulled its embassy staff out of the country.
Asian countries such as China, India, Pakistan, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are also working to evacuate their citizens from Sudan.
As the evacuation efforts continue, diplomatic efforts are in full swing, with countries coordinating with each other and with Sudanese authorities to ensure the safe and swift evacuation of their citizens.
The situation in Sudan remains volatile, and it is unclear how long it will take to evacuate all citizens from the country. However, countries are committed to doing everything in their power to ensure the safety of their citizens in this challenging situation.
