Irish doctor tells of 'nightmare' awaiting news on father's evacuation from Sudan

A plane evacuating French diplomats, European nationals and other countries from Sudan lands safely in Djibouti this morning. Picture: EyePress

An Irish doctor who was born in Sudan has told of the frantic weekend she spent waiting for word of her father who was visiting the country.

Last week, clashes erupted across Africa's third-largest country amid an apparent power struggle between the two main factions of Sudan’s military regime - the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).