The Ugandan Government evacuated no fewer than 211 nationals of the East African country trapped in conflict-hit Sudan back to their country on Thursday morning. The evacuees, who included diplomats, students, and business expatriates, arrived in Entebbe at 2 a.m. aboard a Uganda Airlines jet, led by External Security Organisation (ESO) director general, Ambassador Joseph Ocwet. This was made known by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Uganda who also shared pictures of the evacuees on Twitter.
The evacuees, who included diplomats, students, and business expatriates, arrived in Entebbe at 2 a.m. aboard a Uganda Airlines jet, led by External Security Organisation director general, Ambassador Joseph Ocwet.
The Ugandan Government evacuated no fewer than 211 nationals of the East African country trapped in conflict-hit Sudan back to their country on Thursday morning.The evacuees, who included diplomats, students, and business expatriates, arrived in Entebbe at 2 a.m. aboard a Uganda Airlines jet, led by External Security Organisation director general, Ambassador Joseph Ocwet.
This was made known by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Uganda who also shared pictures of the evacuees on Twitter.The ministry said, “211 Ugandans living & working in the Republic of the Sudan have this morning 27th April, 2023 arrived in the country aboard Uganda Airlines following a successful evacuation directed by H.E @KagutaMuseveni.”On April 15, Sudan's army head Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Burhan and his deputy-turned-opponent, Gen.
Following President Museveni's direct engagement, arrangements were begun to evacuate the trapped Ugandans, beginning with those in Khartoum, where the conflict had worsened. It was gathered that the country’s president, Museveni spearheaded the whole evacuation effort, with cooperation from the Sudanese government and the Ugandan diplomatic employees in Khartoum.
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