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South Africa begins evacuation of citizens trapped in Sudan

A group of 343 citizens of Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, and Germany evacuated from Sudan disembarks from a military aircraft at Marka Military Airport, in Amman, Jordan, on April 24, 2023 [Mohammed Ali/EPA-EFE]

South Africa says it has begun evacuating dozens of its citizens trapped in conflict-hit Sudan.

“I can confirm that the operation to evacuate South Africans in Sudan and the staff at the South African embassy there is currently under way. They are being taken to a neighbouring country for safety,” foreign ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela told the press on Monday, without disclosing the country.

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