King Mohammed VI orders repatriation of Moroccans from Sudan

RABAT – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has given his Instructions to ensure the repatriation of Moroccan nationals from Sudan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates said Monday in a statement.

“In accordance with the High Royal Instructions, the services of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Sudan have, in a first phase, organized a land caravan from the capital Khartoum to the city of Port-Sudan, which benefited more than 200 Moroccan nationals established in Sudan or whose presence in this country coincided with this difficult domestic situation,” said the ministry, specifying that this land caravan arrived this Monday evening safely in the city of Port-Sudan.

The King has also given his instructions for the organization of an airlift in coordination with the Royal Air Maroc to ensure the repatriation of Moroccan nationals and their families in the best conditions, the same source concluded.

Sudan's warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Tuesday, while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract their citizens from the country.

The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) said the US and Saudi Arabia mediated the truce. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the agreement first and said it followed two days of intense negotiations. The two sides have not abided by several previous temporary truce deals.

Fighting erupted between the SAF and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group on April 15 and has killed at least 427 people, knocked out hospitals and other services, and turned residential areas into war zones.