MADRID, April 22 (EUROPEAN PRESS) –

The Sudanese army has announced that “within the next few hours” it will begin the process of evacuating nationals of several countries and their respective diplomatic missions, after several governments raised this possibility in recent days due to rising tensions in Africa. country.

A military spokesperson explained that the Army Chief, Abdelfatá al Burhan, had received calls from international leaders proposing an evacuation and had announced that work had begun to facilitate the transfer.

The spokesperson specifically cited the cases of the United States, Britain, China and France, and has confirmed the arrival of military aircraft to continue the evacuation, as reported by the Sudanese Army itself on its Twitter account.

The military spokesperson has also notified the departure of diplomatic personnel from Saudi Arabia and the immediate evacuation from Jordan. The Saudi Foreign Ministry confirmed in an initial statement of this work, that Riyadh has also reached out to citizens of a “sister nation” trapped in Sudan.

Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, announced on Friday that he had set up two military aircraft in Djibouti to continue the evacuation of citizens who were in Sudan after conditions were met. The plan also envisages the transfer of diplomatic personnel.

CONTINUED FIGHT

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been in conflict since last week, have agreed to several ceasefires in recent days, including a three-day truce announced on Friday to mark the end of Ramadan. However, both sides accused each other of violating the agreement.

In fact, in the capital, Khartoum, fighting intensified this Saturday morning, according to the ‘Sudan Tribune’ newspaper. Witnesses continued to condemn the continuous and indiscriminate artillery fire, in the context of fighting which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), has caused more than 400 deaths.