Harare (New Ziana)-The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has managed to secure buses to evacuate Zimbabwean nationals to the Port of Sudan in the United Nations convoy as fighting between the army and a paramilitary force, which has killed over 400 people, rages on, an official has said.
In a statement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade spokesperson Livit Mugejo said Zimbabweans were among multiple nationals to have joined a UN convoy to the Port of Sudan, 850 kilometres from the capital Khartoum.He said over the past few weeks since the conflict broke out, the Ministry undertook a comprehensive exercise to reach out to all Zimbabweans in Sudan to establish their current situations and to ascertain their immediate needs, including the possibility of evacuation.
“An estimated 100 Zimbabwean residents in Sudan have reported safe but some have indicated their desire to be repatriated from Sudan. The Ministry has managed to secure buses to evacuate our nationals to the Port of Sudan in the UN convoy.
“The closure of airports has affected the ability of the Ministry to urgently assist with the repatriation of Zimbabweans in fulfilment of its mandate of protecting the interests and safety of Zimbabwean nationals abroad. A contingency fund has already been disbursed to the Embassy to facilitate the evacuation of our nationals.”
Mugejo said the Ministry would continue to engage the Sudanese government to ensure that Zimbabweans who wanted to leave the country were able to safely return home.He said over the past few weeks since the conflict broke out, the Ministry undertook a comprehensive exercise to reach out to all Zimbabweans in Sudan to establish their current situations and to ascertain their immediate needs, including the possibility of evacuation.
“An estimated 100 Zimbabwean residents in Sudan have reported safe but some have indicated their desire to be repatriated from Sudan. The Ministry has managed to secure buses to evacuate our nationals to the Port of Sudan in the UN convoy.
“The closure of airports has affected the ability of the Ministry to urgently assist with the repatriation of Zimbabweans in fulfilment of its mandate of protecting the interests and safety of Zimbabwean nationals abroad. A contingency fund has already been disbursed to the Embassy to facilitate the evacuation of our nationals.”
Mugejo said the Ministry would continue to engage the Sudanese government to ensure that Zimbabweans who wanted to leave the country were able to safely return home.
Source: NewZiana
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