S.Korea sends plane to Djibouti to await Sudan evacuation

South Korea is sending a military aircraft to stand by at a U.S. military base in Djibouti in east Africa, ready to fly in to neighbouring Sudan and evacuate its nationals there when that is possible.
Twenty-six South Koreans live in Sudan, which has been rocked by factional fighting since last Saturday in which more than 400 people have been killed. The South Korean foreign ministry said the 26 are safe.
The South Korean defense ministry said in a statement, “Our transport plane and troops will stand by at a U.S. military base in nearby Djibouti to support the evacuation as our top priority while closely monitoring the local situation.”
Sudan’s main airport, in the capital Khartoum, has been shut since a power struggle between the army chief and a paramilitary force commander erupted in fighting. Clashes at the airport left planes smouldering on the runway.
International powers, struggling to evacuate their citizens, have been pushing repeatedly for truces, to little effect.