Africa

Defence Forces team being deployed to Sudan to help evacuate Irish citizens

More than 150 Irish citizens in Sudan seek help as evacuation operation in Khartoum at ‘highly sensitive’ stage

A grab taken from an AFPTV video shows a convoy leaving Khartoum towards Port Sudan as people flee the battle-torn Sudanese capital. Photograph: Abubakarr Jalloh/AFP via Getty Images
A grab taken from an AFPTV video shows a convoy leaving Khartoum towards Port Sudan as people flee the battle-torn Sudanese capital. Photograph: Abubakarr Jalloh/AFP via Getty Images
Conor Gallagher
Cormac McQuinn
Kitty Holland
Ellen O’Donoghue
Olivia Kelleher
Sun Apr 23 2023 - 18:02

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Conor Gallagher

Conor Gallagher

Conor Gallagher is Crime and Security Correspondent of The Irish Times
Cormac McQuinn

Cormac McQuinn

Cormac McQuinn is a Political Correspondent at The Irish Times
Kitty Holland

Kitty Holland

Kitty Holland is Social Affairs Correspondent of The Irish Times
Ellen O’Donoghue

Ellen O’Donoghue

Ellen O'Donoghue is an Irish Times journalist