Tag: Sudan
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German government evacuates 101 persons from war-torn Sudan
The German government has evacuated 101 people from Sudan, following fierce fighting between rival generals in the Northern African country. The fighting between rival generals has entered its second week the army said on Sunday.
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Pope Francis urges quick dialogue over ‘grave’ Sudan situation
Pope Francis on Sunday called for dialogue between warring military factions in Sudan as a bloody outbreak of fighting entered a second week. “Unfortunately the situation remains grave in Sudan. “That is why I am renewing my call for the violence to stop as quickly as possible and for dialogue to resume,” the pontiff said…
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Ignore NANS Sudan, Stay indoors – FG tells Nigerian Students in war-torn country
The Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan has asked Nigerian students trapped in the war-torn country to disregard the National Association of Nigerian Students, telling them to converge somewhere for evacuation. A report had surfaced online that NANS Sudan in a statement dated Sunday asked students trapped in the country to prepare for evacuation to Ethiopia.
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Sudanese bloodbath: Federal Govt having sleepless nights – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said officials of the Nigerian Government are working towards ensuring the safety of Nigerians in Sudan. Tweeting, Shehu wrote: “Nigerian government has been having sleepless nights following the ongoing crisis in Sudan. “Our officials are doing a lot, coordinating with the Embassy in…
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Sudanese bloodbath: FG sets up Cttee to rescue stranded Nigerians
…as Arewa group threatens to hold Buhari responsible if… The Federal Government has set up a committee to work towards rescuing Nigerian citizens trapped in Sudan due the current unrest in the North African country. This was disclosed in a statement by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) signed by its Head of Press Unit,…
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War: NLC urges FG to guarantee safety of Nigerians in Sudan
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to guarantee the safety of lives of Nigerians in the ongoing war in Sudan.
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Fighting complicates evacuation efforts in Sudan
Sudan will be evacuated of British embassy staff “as soon as feasible” due to safety fears following increasing attacks on diplomatic missions, a British Government source has said.
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Time running out for Nigerians trapped in Sudan as rescue efforts remain slow
Thousands of foreigners, including at least 10, 000 Nigerian students and over five million Sudanese of Nigerian origin, have remained trapped in Sudan, Northeastern Africa, a week after intense fighting between two rival forces broke out. The fighting between the Sudanese armed forces, led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary…
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From Sudan, the perils of bad manners – By Chidi Amuta
In a tragic sense, Sudan is somehow lucky. Its leading political figures, who also happen to be combatant generals, have not hidden their differences beneath a façade of mutual deceit. They have instead allowed their differences to blossom into an open bloody confrontation.
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Arewa youths charge FG to evacuate Nigerians from War-torn Sudan
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has appealed to Nigeria’s government to go to the rescue of the country’s citizens trapped in war-torn Sudan. The Arewa youths charged the FG to quickly rise up to the occassion, saying that something must be done to evacuate Nigerians living and studying in that country.