Norway warns its citizens to avoid travel to Sudan

OSLO: The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised its citizens to avoid any travel to Sudan as a result of the hostile situation in the country due to recent occurrences.

In a recent statement, the same pointed out that the situation in Sudan is now serious and unpredictable, adding that the fighting is taking place in several countries of Sudan and the Foreign Service is closely following the developments, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

The Ministry also encouraged all Norwegian citizens who are already in Sudan to stay indoors and stay calm.

Since April 16 this year, many other governments have updated travel advisories for Sudan in response to the ongoing armed conflict.

As a result, the French embassy in Sudan continues to advise its citizens to stay indoors and away from windows and doors. The embassy itself will be closed until further notice.

Similarly, the United States Embassy in Sudan strongly advises all US citizens to remain sheltered in the country until further notice.

The same decision was also taken by the government of the United Kingdom, which has advised its citizens against any trip to Sudan.

In October 2019, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had also warned against any travel to Sudan as well due to the uncertain security situation in the country.

In the same year, Sudan’s military chief declared a state of emergency in the country and simultaneously abolished the Sovereign Council and the transitional government. In addition, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his wife were also temporarily arrested.

Moreover, in January of this year, the Norwegian authorities warned all Norwegian citizens to avoid travelling to the areas of Cuzco, Puno, Arequipa and Apurimac in Peru.

Commenting on this decision, the ministry emphasised that since December 2022, there have been frequent and sometimes violent demonstrations in some regions of Peru.

Following the ongoing protests, the UK Foreign Office has decided to update its travel advice for people going to Peru and currently in Peru. On January 4 of this year, political demonstrations began in Southern Peru and Lima immediately after the overthrow of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo.

In December of last year, Norway included Ethiopia in its travel advisories, thus warning its citizens not to travel to large parts of it.

Among other things, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised that travel advisories for western Oromia would also be strengthened.

Courtesy: schengenvisainfo