The capital city of Sudan draws university students from all around Africa, Asia, and beyond. Nigeria has one of the largest student populations.
But many Nigerians say they’re still waiting to be rescued from Khartoum, despite seeing their friends from other nations being safely removed.
“There is no presence of the embassy of Nigeria at the International University of Africa. There is no communication. There are only Nigerian students [left there] right now,” Abubakar Sadiq Ibrahim told the Reuters news agency.
Other Nigerian students have made similar complaints to the BBC. Nigeria has asked for a safe corridor to evacuate 5,500 citizens, most of them students, Reuters reports.
The fighting broke out when Ibrahim was just two weeks away from completing his degree.
“It’s a very sad and unpleasant experience,” he said. He cited inflation, food shortages, and walks of 3km [1.8 miles] to buy supplies. “All the shops are closed. There is no movement, there is nothing.”