Tens of thousands of artefacts looted from Sudan museum, says official

The National Museum in Khartoum is located in an area controlled by the Rapid Support Forces. Photograph: Jack Maguire/Alamy

Tens of thousands of artefacts have been looted from a Sudanese museum regarded as one of the most important in Africa, an official at the institution has said.

The official at the National Museum in Khartoum said satellite images taken last year showed trucks loaded with artefacts leaving the museum and heading for Sudan’s borders, including that with South Sudan.