France evacuated 538 people, including 209 French, from Sudan, Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday April 25. The President of the Republic, who was speaking at the start of a defense council at the Elysée, also gave “reassuring news” of the French soldier injured during this evacuation operation, including “life is no longer in danger”. Follow our live.
The French Embassy closed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the closure “until further notice” from the French Embassy in Khartoum, the country’s capital. Violent fighting has pitted the army against paramilitaries for ten days, killing hundreds.
A 72-hour ceasefire between the army and the paramilitaries. A glimmer of hope ? “The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire from midnight on April 24, to last 72 hours”said the head of diplomacy of the United States, Anthony Blinken, Monday, two hours before the deadline.
The United Kingdom begins the evacuation of its nationals. “The government has begun a large-scale evacuation of British passport holders from Sudan”announcement on Twitter the British Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak. He is pointing out that “priority will be given to the most vulnerable, including families with children and the elderly”.