The US government has praised Ethiopia for lending a helping hand in evacuation efforts, as foreign governments scramble to rescue their diplomats, staff and citizens trapped in Sudan.
The US and the UK have airlifted their diplomats from Khartoum, but some countries that were unable to airlift their citizens have been using other options, including travel by road through the borders of Ethiopia and Djibouti.
Evacuees are entering Ethiopia through the Galabat-Metema border crossing from where they will travel to the capital Addis Ababa as they wait to be flown back to their home country.
“Ethiopia is cooperating with some countries to evacuate their nationals in view of international humanitarian law,” Ambassador Meles Alem, Ethiopia Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said.
It is not yet clear how many people or what nationalities have been evacuated to Ethiopia so far, and Ambassador Meles declined to give more information.
