{Several countries are evacuating their citizens from South Sudan following days of fighting that saw hundreds of people killed.}<\/p>\n
Germany, the UK, Italy, Japan, India and Uganda have already started taking their citizens out of the country.<\/p>\n
A ceasefire between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar is holding for a second day in the capital, Juba.<\/p>\n
Mr Machar and his troops have also left Juba “to avoid further confrontation”.<\/p>\n
The evacuations are being carried out by military and chartered planes, as commercial flights have not yet resumed.<\/p>\n
However, Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohammed has told the BBC that Kenyan nationals would not be evacuated, as the ceasefire in South Sudan was holding.<\/p>\n
The US embassy in Juba said it was organising flights to evacuate non-essential staff and all US citizens wishing to leave.<\/p>\n
President Barack Obama later announced 47 troops were being sent to protect the US embassy and its staff.<\/p>\n
He added that 130 more personnel were being sent to Djibouti to stand ready for deployment if necessary.<\/p>\n
Germany’s foreign ministry said its air force was evacuating other European nationals, as well as its own citizens.<\/p>\n
During the fighting, Mr Machar’s base in Juba was overrun.<\/p>\n
Mr Machar’s spokesman James Gatdet Dak told the BBC that the vice-president was now near the capital but refused to be more specific.<\/p>\n
He called for an international buffer force to be deployed to avoid “further confrontation” and ensure that the ceasefire holds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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