MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Somali government will repatriate at least 200 Somali stranded in Sudan which is experiences deadly conflict between rival forces.
Abdirahman Nur Dinari, acting permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the government is working to ensure a safe return for its citizens from Sudan.
Nur lauded the Somali embassies in Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia for their efforts in evacuating citizens who are trapped inside Sudan following days of military clashes between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary unit.
“Some 200 citizens will be evacuated from the border of Sudan and Ethiopia today,” he told journalists in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
He thanked the Kenyan government which brought 19 Somalis from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, and the government of South Sudan which allowed the Somali people to come to their border and facilitate their journey.
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