Japan Plans to Evacuate Citizens From Sudan Amid Deadly Fighting

Smoke rises from burning aircraft inside Khartoum Airport during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 17, 2023. Stringer/Reuters

Japan’s defense ministry is preparing to evacuate Japanese nationals from Sudan amid fighting in the country, a government spokesperson said.

Japan’s foreign minister asked the defense minister to use the Self-Defense Forces’ plane for the evacuation, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.