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Weekend: Foreign nationals leaving Sudan

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Foreign nationals leaving Sudan

23/04/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Foreign nationals leaving Sudan

The exodus of foreign nationals from Sudan is picking up pace as the fighting continues

The exodus of foreign nationals from Sudan is picking up pace as the fighting continues.

As the fighting between rival factions in Sudan continues, President Biden says the US has suspended operations at its embassy in Sudan, and American diplomats and their families have been evacuated by US troops. France and Britain are also beginning to pull their citizens out, along with other European citizens and those from "allied partner countries". But many foreigners trapped in Sudan have been asked by their countries to stay put amid growing security risks. 

Along with the latest news and analysis from Sudan, we'll ask what's at stake for Africa and the Middle East. 

Also in the programme: the rise and rise of Welsh football club Wrexham as they gain promotion and a growing international following helped by their Hollywood owners. 

And the remains of two German Nazi soldiers killed on the Eastern Front 80 years ago during the Second World War are recovered in Ukraine. 

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories are Katja Hoyer, a German-British historian and writer and Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and David Patrikarakos, a British journalist and author, and foreign correspondent for UnHeard, a British online magazine.

(Picture: Citizens of Saudi Arabia and people from other nationalities are welcomed by Saudi Royal Navy officials as they arrive at Jeddah Sea Port after being evacuated from Sudan to escape the conflict. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 22, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency)

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