State Department issues travel advisory for Sudan amid armed conflict
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The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory telling Americans not to travel to Sedan as the African country deals with a violent conflict.
U.S. citizens are told by the State Department not to travel to Sudan because of armed conflict, civil unrest, crime, terrorism and kidnapping. The warning is an update to a travel advisory issued on Wednesday.
"On April 22, 2023, the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum suspended its operations, and the Department of State ordered the departure of U.S. direct hire employees and eligible family members from Embassy Khartoum due to the continued threat of armed conflict in Sudan," the State Department wrote in its travel advisory. "The U.S. government cannot provide routine or emergency consular services to U.S. citizens in Sudan, due to the current security situation."
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