France continues its evacuation operations launched in Khartoum for French nationals and citizens of other countries, including the Philippines, wanting to leave Sudan.
Since the start of the operation, a total of 538 people have been evacuated, including 209 French nationals and foreign nationals from 41 other countries.
France had evacuated a significant number of citizens from other countries, in particular from Europe (12 Member States, Great Britain, 3 European Economic Area countries and Moldova) but also from Africa (South Africa, Burundi, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan), America (United States, Canada) and Asia (India, Japan, Philippines).
At least 39 nationalities have benefited from the French operation: 12 EU Member States have nationals who have used French resources (Belgium, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sweden etc). Other nationals from friendly countries in difficulty, such as a group of nationals from Niger.
France stands in solidarity on the ground by answering the call of many European and allied partners who reported their nationals in Sudan. The French Crisis and Support Centre (CDCS) contacted them to locate them and proceed as quickly as possible to their evacuation.
The French navy frigate Lorraine also assisted the United Nations in the evacuation operation underway in Port Sudan.
To coordinate the operation, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs’ CDCS, which set up a crisis unit on April 15, has been in permanent contact with French nationals on the ground and all partners.
