82 Ghanaians Evacuated From Sudan - Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Affairs Ministry says it has successfully evacuated 82 Ghanaians from Sudan. In a press statement issued on Sunday, April 23, it disclosed that it was collaborating with its Missions in Cairo, Addis Ababa, and the Honorary Consul in Khartoum to facilitate a safe passage out of the conflict-ridden country. The Ministry said, Student leaders have so far been successfully evacuated two batches of 50 and 27 identified Ghanaian nationals to safety in Gedaref, Sudan.

They will be transported tomorrow to the Ethiopian border town of Metema where they will be received by Ghana Embassy officials, processed for Ethiopian entry visas and thereof repatriated home. They comprise 34 females and 43 males, excerpts of the statement said.

The statement added, in addition, three Ghanaian footballers and two others working for an Australian Mining Company are being evacuated through the Egyptian border post of Wadi Halfa, north of Sudan. Sudan has been gripped by a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. This has resulted in avoidable casualties in the past week which has forced many countries to evacuate their citizens from the country.