How countries are extracting foreigners from Sudan

French and other nationalities embark at French military air base in Khartoum to fly to Djibouti on April 23, 2023 during the "Sagittaire" evacuation of around 100 people from Sudan on the first French flight out of the war-hit country in this handout photograph taken and released by the Etat Major des Armees (French defence staff). PHOTO | AFP | ETAT MAJOR DES ARMEES

Battles raging in Sudan have sparked multiple evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea.

The main airport in the capital Khartoum has been the site of heavy fighting and is under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that is fighting the army.