Seventy-four (74) Ghanaian nationals have arrived in Ghana safely following the Sudan conflict.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said the evacuates arrived at the Kotoka International Airport today..https://mypublisher24.com/foreign-affairs-to-fly-76-ghanaians-to-accra-on-tuesday/
They were met on arrival from Sudan by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Ghana’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union Commission (AU), Ambassador Amma A. Twum-Amoah, and other officials from the Ministry as well as some members of the Ghana Psychological Association.
According to the statement, six other Ghanaians including two footballers and four (4) engineers have been evacuated through the Egyptian border post of Wadi Halfa, bringing the total of Ghanaian nationals who have been evacuated safely from Sudan to eighty (80).
The statement while commending all stakeholders for making the evacuation exercise successful, urged all Ghanaian nationals who may still be in Sudan and are willing to be evacuated to safety to contact the officials for assistance. https://citinewsroom.com/2023/05/sudan-conflict-shows-no-sign-of-easing-un-warns-of-breaking-point/
Sudan has been gripped by a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, resulting in avoidable casualties in the past week which has forced many countries to evacuate their citizens from the country.
Press Release – Update 3 – Evacuation of Ghanaian Nationals from Sudan
Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since long-simmering tension between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into conflict on April 15.
Both sides agreed on Sunday to extend a much-violated humanitarian ceasefire that had been due to expire at midnight for a further 72 hours, in a move the RSF said was “in response to international, regional and local calls”.
The army said it hoped what it called the “rebels” would abide by the deal but it believed they had intended to keep up attacks. On Monday morning, the sound of artillery, airstrikes and anti-aircraft fire was audible in the capital Khartoum.
source; mypusblisher24.com