Canada suspended consular services in Sudan on Sunday amid reports of allied countries evacuating Canadian diplomats and as armed conflict escalates
The ongoing situation in Sudan is likely different, Coghlan said, because the clashing forces are deliberately targeting airports as strategic locations in a turf war.
The BBC, meanwhile, reported Canadians were among a group evacuated by sea to Saudi Arabia. Global Affairs did not immediately confirm those reports.Article content Some registered Canadians likely work for the United Nations or aid organizations, who can help extract them, but many will be private citizens with family ties to Sudan who will be left to their own devices.Article content
“The signal that’s been sent there is there is a perception of people leaving the sinking ship,” he said,The federal government is not evacuating its locally hired Sudanese staff, saying it is “looking at all possible options to support them.”Article content“The harsh reality is they are typically left to their own devices,” he said.
If anything, Coghlan said Egypt and the United Arab Emirates likely have the most sway over resolving the upheaval, given the apparent support of Cairo for the Sudanese Armed Forces, and the Emirates for the RSF.“Neither the SAF nor the RSF are the good guys here; neither of them deserve any support or any credibility.”
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