The live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. Here are the updates on the Sudan conflict from Monday, April 24:
The live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. Here are the updates on the Sudan conflict from Monday, April 24:
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the violence in Sudan “risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond”.
- Countries around the world are racing to extract thousands of their citizens from Khartoum.
- Millions of Sudanese, thousands of foreign diplomats, aid workers and students found themselves in a war zone on April 15 and have been trying to leave since.
- Fighter jets have bombed the capital, and the main airport has been at the centre of the fighting.
- At least two convoys involved in the evacuations have come under attack, including one carrying Qatari embassy staff and another carrying French citizens.