The Sudanese government under the leadership of Ahmed Hamza, has issued a 15-day ultimatum to foreigners to leave the Sudanese capital and the surrounding region starting from Friday 12 July 2024.
This was contained in a statement from the Sudanese embassy in Nigeria at the weekend, ordering foreigners to leave Sudan is designed to tackle insecurity in the country.
“Some nationals of the neighboring countries and from the region have become key fighters and mercenaries in the ranks of the Militia Rapid Support Forces,” the statement alleged.
According to the statement, the order is to preserve lives during the period of war, based on the decision of the Khartoum State Security Affairs Coordination Committee.
“State authority gives foreigners a deadline to leave the state based on emergency. Khartoum state extended only 15 days as a deadline for foreigners to leave the state, based on a decision from the Security Committee.
This, according to the statement, is to preserve the lives of foreigners during the period of war, based on the decision of the Khartoum State Security Affairs Coordination Committee.
Sudan is in the midst of a brutal civil war that began in April 2023 which pits the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group.
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