Sudan, the only country in North Africa, allowing Syrian nationals to enter visa-free, Wednesday said it was scrapping the privilege without providing clarification.
“The head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General AbdelFattah Al-Burhan, issued a decision cancelling republican decree number 179 for 2001, which provided visa-free entry for Syrians,” the interior ministry said in a statement.
Syrians need to get a visa through the official channels before entering the country.” The move is unprecedented as it ends a policy aged two years. The African country is home to one of the largest Syrian communities abroad. There are around 250,000 in Sudan, reports say.
Sudan imposes entry visa for Syrians, first time in two decades
