Hundreds of Indonesians evacuated from Sudan arrive in Jakarta
A further 363 Indonesian citizens evacuated from Sudan arrived home on Sunday on a second flight by the country’s flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, the country’s foreign ministry said.
The conflict between Sudan’s army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered a rush to extract foreign diplomats and citizens by several countries including Indonesia, United States, Japan, Germany and Britain.
A first group of Indonesian evacuees arrived back in the country on Friday, and a total of 748 citizens have been evacuated from Sudan as of Sunday.
“Not only Indonesian citizens, the government of Indonesia also helped evacuate a number of foreign citizens,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, without providing details how many foreigners Indonesia has evacuated. Reporting by Bernadette Christina; Editing by Lincoln Feast.
Source: eNCA
In other news – Actor James Alexander has died
South Africa mourns another loss of its talent this week. Binnelander and The Wild actor James Alexander’s wife Anel confirmed his death on Facebook on Saturday.
Alexander, better known for his films “Discreet”, “Semi-Soet, and the internationally acclaimed ‘Sink’, was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. Learn more
