nearly 200 French expatriates returning

Smiles and hugs for 195 French nationals exfiltrated from Khartoum (Sudan) and arrived at Roissy airport, Wednesday, April 26 in the morning. “From one minute to another, it changed. We heard shots and directly artillery. In 30 seconds you understand. There, we stayed nine days at home”explains an official of the European Union.

A dangerous and meticulously carried out mission

During this high-risk operation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to identify, geolocate nationals in the city, give them places to gather, then transport them to the airport, sometimes under the exchange of fire. “During the trip to be evacuated, we saw corpses on the road”, entrusts a woman on the tarmac. Evacuations of French people by air are over. The war, however, continues.