Sudan live: ‘large-scale evacuation’ of British nationals under way

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The UK government’s Foreign Office has published more detail about how the evacuation of UK passport holders from Sudan will be carried it. It continues to warn against travel to Sudan for security reasons, and cautions people specifically against joining indpendent conveys. Its advice reads:

The British Government will support the departure of British passport holders from Sudan from 25 April on a prioritised basis.

Seats will be allocated on a priority basis, starting with family groups with children and / or the elderly or individuals with documented medical conditions. We can only evacuate British passport holders and immediate family members (defined as a spouse/partner and children under 18 years old) with existing UK entry clearance. Travel within Sudan is conducted at your own risk and plans may change depending on the security situation.