Authorities in Sudan’s Northern State have announced a travel ban to the border area known as the “Triangle,” which links Sudan to Libya and Egypt, in a move aimed at controlling the flow of refugees.
Local sources said the area is a major transit point for Sudanese fleeing conflicts in areas such as El Fasher, and reports indicated that anyone violating the ban would be held legally accountable.
The director of the Martyr Ismail Bilal Ismail Administrative Unit, Abdul Muiz Ahmed Amin, explained that the decision includes a ban on bus and deportation owners traveling from the Al-Khanaq area to the border triangle until further notice.
For his part, the owner of the travel company, Amer Al-Hamri, explained that the current overcrowding in the triangle and the poor living conditions, including lack of food, shelter and medicine, have led to the spread of disease and crime, making the situation there unbearable.
For his part, Ibrahim Musa Al-Mubarak, a citizen present in the triangle, reported that hundreds of Sudanese families heading to the Libyan city of Kufra are facing tragic humanitarian conditions, and that the city is unable to accommodate the increasing numbers of refugees.
In a related context, the acting UN mission in Libya, led by Georgette Gagnon, explained that local authorities and host communities in Kufra and other areas in Libya are making remarkable efforts to help Sudanese refugees, but there is an urgent need for more support to meet the growing humanitarian needs and challenges.
Figures indicate that more than 40,000 Sudanese refugees have been registered in Libya since the beginning of the conflict, with a daily increase in the entry of refugees across the border, especially to the Libyan city of Kufra.
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