Egypt evacuated on Thursday 2,684 more citizens from Sudan, which has been ravaged by an armed conflict since April 15. This raises the total number of Egyptians evacuated from Sudan to 5,327 since the start of the evacuation, according to an Egyptian Foreign Ministry statement. Egyptian consular missions in Port Sudan and the Wadi Halfa region continue to assist in the evacuation of Egyptians from Sudan. Egypt previously announced that the number of Egyptian citizens in Sudan exceeds 10,000, adding that it requires a tight, safe and orderly planned process to ensure their safe evacuation. The Sudanese Army and RSF militias have agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting midnight on Monday.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 27, 2023 22:58 UTC