The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement informing the general public that seventy-six (76) Ghanaian nationals have successfully crossed the Sudan-Ethiopia border.
According to the press statement released on Sunday, April 30, 2023, the Ministry stated that on Tuesday, May 2, they plan to fly 74 evacuees into Accra.
The statement reads, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to inform the general public that seventy-six (76) Ghanaian nationals have successfully crossed the Sudan-Ethiopia border with the assistance of officials of the Ghana Embassy in Ethiopia and are currently in Addis Ababa. Arrangements are in place to fly seventy-four (74) of them to Accra on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.“
The Ministry added that the Ghana Embassy in Egypt helped a football player and two engineers cross into Egypt through Wadi Halfa, north of Sudan. According to the latest news today, two more football players are going through the immigration process.
The Ministry also stated that Ghanaians who needed to cross the borders of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia were given contact details of those who offered assistance at the crossings.
“Additionally, one (1) footballer and two (2) engineers have been assisted by officials of the Ghana Embassy in Egypt to cross over the Egyptian border post of Wadi Halfa, north of Sudan, while two (2) other footballers are going through immigration formalities.”
“The Ministry wishes to reiterate its commitment to evacuate all willing Ghanaian nationals in Sudan to safety in neighbouring countries such as Ethiopia and Egypt. In that regard, those in need of assistance are to take note of the details of the following contact persons who are on standby to assist them in crossing the respective borders.”
Check out the statement below
What is happening in Sudan
Khartoum and other towns in Sudan have erupted in violence as powerful competing military factions fight for control, raising the possibility of a full-scale civil war across the country. The root cause of the violence is a struggle for power. Tensions between the army and the formidable paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), had been building for weeks before fighting broke out on Saturday.
The conflict between the top two generals of Sudan erupted into war on April 15, pitting the East African nation’s military against the Rapid Support Forces, a state-sponsored militia.
