Tag: Sudan
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War: Over one Million Sudanese are displaced – UN
About one million Sudanese have been displaced due to fighting between rival military factions in the country, UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says.
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Sudan fighters ransack Qatari embassy in Khartoum
The Qatari embassy in Khartoum the Sudanese capital was on Saturday ransacked by fighters as Air strikes and artillery exchanges shook the parts of the North African country. Sudan’s warring generals are still keeping up the struggle for control of the country’s government. Residents of Khartoum told AFP that they still hear sounds of gunshots…
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UN seeks $2.6bn for humanitarian needs in Sudan
The United Nations humanitarian response plan is seeking nearly 2.56 billion dollars to help people affected by the crisis in Sudan, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.N. refugee agency is also seeking more funding to assist those forced to flee. “Today, 25 million people, more than half the population of Sudan,…
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Sudan crisis: FG closes situation room on Evacuation Exercise
The Federal Government has announced the closure of its situation room on the evacuation of stranded Nigerian students in the war-torned Sudan. It, however, said that attention would now shift to repatrating other Nigerians resident in Sudan.
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FG airlifts 2,371 stranded Nigerians from war-torn Sudan
The Federal Government has so far evacuated 2,371 Nigerians stranded in war-torn Sudan. Dr Onimode Bandele, Director of Special Duties, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) gave the figure in Abuja on Saturday when 125 stranded Nigerians arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
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Sudan: Talks to resume amid heavy fighting
Sudan’s warring army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary on Saturday said that they will resume talks on Sunday, even as air strikes and heavy fighting raged overnight around Khartoum in spite of an agreement to protect civilians. Saudi Arabia, which has been hosting the talks aimed at securing a ceasefire deal, has also invited army…
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2,246 Nigerians evacuated from Sudan – NiDCOM
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says a total of 2,246 Nigerians have so far been evacuated from Sudan. Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM, Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stated this on Friday in Abuja, while giving updates on the Federal Government’s evacuation efforts since May 3.
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Sudan: Where Abati misfires – By Ali M. Ali
Let me state upfront that I am a parent to one of the just evacuated students trapped in war torn, Sudan. His mother and me were hugely relieved when the Max Airline flight 611 from Azwan in Egypt touched down at the pilgrims wing of the Nmandi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by 10.45am on Sunday…
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JAMB to integrate Nigerian students from Sudan into universities
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into universities.
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Sudan crisis: 834 Nigerians arrive Abuja
A total of 834 Nigerians stranded in conflict-ridden Sudan, on Sunday arrived the pilgrims terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The airport terminal witnessed a large turnout of parents, as well as relatives of the returnees, welcoming them with happiness.