THE Ghanaian government has evacuated 82 nationals from conflict-stricken Sudan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said Tuesday.
The evacuees included ‘two batches of 50 and 27 identified Ghanaian nationals’ evacuated to safety in Gedaref, Sudan, as well as three footballers and two Ghanaians working in a mining company in Sudan, the ministry said in a statement.
‘They will be transported [Wednesday] 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,’ it added.
Violent clashes broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces on April 15 in Ghana. After intense negotiations, the two parties agreed on a 72-hour nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24 to facilitate humanitarian efforts and evacuations.
