Britain To Evacuate Embassy Staff From War-Torn Sudan

Sudan will be evacuated of British embassy staff "as soon as feasible" due to safety fears following increasing attacks on diplomatic missions, a UK government source has said.

- PATRICK DALY

Ministers are keen to help UK officials to exit the African country, which is currently into a second week of bloody internal fighting between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces.

But a UK government source said any evacuation would be “incredibly limited” and focused on the small number of British civil servants based in the capital Khartoum.

Any military effort to help airlift people out of the country is not expected to be on the same scale as seen in Afghanistan in 2021, especially given the UK does not have a substantial diplomatic or military footprint in Sudan.

Britons in the warring nation are continuing to be advised to ensure they have registered their presence with the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) and to stay indoors.