Nearly 500 flee Sudan for Saudi Arabia on two ships
Nearly 500 people arrived Monday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia aboard two vessels, one a US ship and the other Saudi, after fleeing the fighting in Sudan. The US Navy’s USS Brunswick arrived in the Saudi Red Sea port Monday carrying 308 people, according to Al-Ekhbariya TV, which showed images of numerous passengers wearing red shirts […]
We’re ready to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Sudan – Air Peace
Nigeria’s largest domestic airline, Air Peace, has expressed its willingness to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Sudan, free of charge.
For Africa, why Sudan matters
By Chidi Odinkalu THERE are two countries whose wellbeing and stability reach into nearly every part of Africa. One is the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, which is nominally in the central African region but which shares borders with nine countries extending to all of the continent’s four other regions -Angola, Burundi, the Central African […]
US evacuates diplomats, families from Sudan’s capital
The United States military has evacuated American envoys and their families from Khartoum, Sudan’s capital.
Khartoum sees lull in fighting on first day of Eid
Street fighting between the forces of two rival generals eased in parts of Sudan’s capital Friday, witnesses reported, after repeated calls for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire to the nearly week-long conflict. More than 400 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and […]
UN chief appeals to warring parties in Sudan to ceasefire
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed to warring parties in Sudan to observe a ceasefire for at least three days.
