ANKARA (AA) – France has vowed to continue efforts to expel irregular migrants from the island of Mayotte, one of its offshore territories in the Indian Ocean. “There is no date, and we will leave the number of police officers and gendarmes necessary for Mayotte to once again be a classic and magnificent island,” Interior [&h...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – At least 20,000 people have taken refuge in eastern Chad since clashes erupted in neighboring Sudan some two weeks ago, according to International Organization for Migration (IOM). “Most of the people who came to Chad need urgent humanitarian needs, such as food, water and accommodation,” IOM mission chief in ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Sudan Army has accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of opening fire on a Turkish plane in the north of the capital Khartoum. The army said in a statement that a Turkish C-130 military plane was hit by RSF fire while preparing to land at Wadi Seidna airport, causing fuel […]
KAYSERI, Ankara (AA) – A Turkish military plane evacuating citizens from Sudan landed safely at an airport despite gunfire, Türkiye’s national defense minister confirmed. “As part of plans to evacuate our citizens, one of our C-130 aircraft landed at Wadi Seidna Airport, north of (the capital) Khartoum. There was gunfire from...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Fighting raged in Sudan on Friday, despite rival forces agreeing to extend a truce aimed to stem nearly two weeks of warfare that has killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction. In the capital Khartoum, where foreign nations are scrambling to organise mass evacuations of their citizens, Turkey’s defence mini...
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): The United Nations has expressed concern over prison breaks and deepening impunity in Sudan as fighting continues, with a number of suspected war criminals taking advantage of the crisis to escape. Several jailbreaks, including of a high-security prison holding those suspected of war crimes, have taken place since vi...
Beijing, China – (AFP): Chinese navy ships sent to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan have also evacuated nationals from five other countries, the foreign ministry in Beijing said. Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea from Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitarie...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt said Wednesday members of its diplomatic mission in Khartoum had been relocated to a safer place outside the Sudanese capital. A Foreign Ministry statement cited “increasing threats and security risks” for the move, which came two days after an embassy staff member was killed in Khartoum. The statement said the relocation [...
JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – Around 16,000 South Sudanese nationals have fled home from Sudan since fighting broke out earlier this month in the capital Khartoum and other areas, a government official said Wednesday. “We have refugees from other nationalities, including Sudan, and the exact number is yet to be identified, and we have r...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US confirmed Wednesday the death of a second American in Sudan. “We can confirm the death of a second American citizen yesterday. We extend our deepest condolences to the family,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. Kirby said the leadership of the Sudanese armed forces ...
