An Australian citizen who was evacuated from Sudan by the British Air Force has criticised the Australian government for its lack of assistance. Read more:
Mr Eltayeb says the Australian government offered him no assistance.Eltayeb Eltayeb and his family were so desperate to escape, they made the decision to risk their lives and drive to an airbase north of the capital, Khartoum.
"Very appalling, very disappointing, utterly disgusting that this is how your government is treating you," he told SBS News. According to DFAT, it remains in direct contact with Australians and their families who have registered with the department. Australians in Sudan can register via DFAT’s crisis registration portal .Fighting flared anew in Sudan late on Tuesday despite a ceasefire declaration by the warring factions.The Sudan Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire beginning on Tuesday after negotiations mediated by the US and Saudi Arabia.
But he said that neither party showed readiness to "seriously negotiate, suggesting that both think that securing a military victory over the other is possible." An exodus of embassies and aid workers from Africa's third-largest country has raised fears that civilians who remain will be in greater danger if the shaky three-day truce deal, which expires on Thursday, does not hold.US President Joe Biden's national security team is continuing to talk to Sudan's rival military leaders to end fighting and provide humanitarian aid, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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