Tuesday April 25, 2023
Abdirahman Shangax, a postgraduate student, now wants to return to Somalia
A Somali student who has managed to flee Khartoum has told the BBC about the kindness of strangers who tried to help him on his journey.
"It took me nine hours to reach the city of Gedaref; during our journey, we were scared, but people from the neighbouring towns were voluntarily giving us snack and water," Abdirahman Shangax said.
Gedaref is the capital of Gedaref state in eastern Sudan on the border with Ethiopia.
Shangax said he "left Khartoum after soldiers took over" his university and "started using the classrooms as battle trenches".
The BBC received a similar report on Monday from a Kenyan student who was also studying at the International University of Africa, saying fighting forces had taken over part of the campus.
"I am planning to go to Somalia, I was only in Sudan as a postgraduate and I can no longer stay in Gedaref as I don't know anyone," Shangax added.