Sudanese forces have prevented many Britons from getting on the last evacuation flights, says a representative of the British Foreign Affairs Committee.
The fighting in Sudan could escalate into one of the worst civil wars in the world if it is not stopped in time, warns the former prime minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok.
More than 500 people have been killed in fighting that began between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary RSF about two weeks ago.
The parties have agreed on a cease-fire several times, but these have been repeatedly violated. In the country’s capital, Khartoum, with a population of around five million, many people have been stuck in their homes and are without food, water and electricity.
According to Hamdok, no one comes out victorious from battles.
– That’s why it has to end, he adds.
He describes the current conflict as a senseless war and a potential civil war as a nightmare with multiple consequences.
He also compared a possible civil war to other similar conflicts and estimated that the situations in Syria, Yemen and Libya will remain small alongside Sudan if a civil war breaks out.
The fighting in Sudan began in mid-April, when the army commander by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalon long-standing disagreements over the integration of RSF forces commanded by Dagalo into the Sudanese army escalated into open conflict.
Hamdok, on the other hand, was the prime minister of Sudan’s fragile transitional government until he was ousted and arrested in a coup. He was later reinstated, but resigned in January.
Britain: Nearly 1,900 people evacuated from Sudan
Fighting has also taken place abroad and numerous countries have evacuated their own citizens from the country.
Britain announced on Saturday that nearly 1,900 people have been evacuated from Sudan on a total of 21 flights. The majority of these have been British citizens and their relatives.
Representative of the British Foreign Affairs Committee Alicia Kearns however, said earlier that representatives of the Sudanese armed forces have prevented a number of Britons from entering the last evacuation flights from Sudan.
– I have received some messages that the Sudanese armed forces have prevented people from passing through Khartoum to get to the airport. I think we need to look into it and see if there is any truth to it, Kearns told the British newspaper For Observer (you switch to another service).
The source is also the news agency AFP.