'The real key issue is getting British nationals from where they are hiding safely to an aircraft' Sir Nicholas Kay, former UK Ambassador to Sudan speaks to Sky News after PM Rishi Sunak chaired an emergency COBRA meeting over the situation in Sudan.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chaired an emergency COBRA meeting over the"extremely concerning" situation in Sudan., according to the head of the Sudanese army.A UK government spokesperson said:"We recognise that the situation is extremely concerning for British nationals trapped by the fighting in Sudan.
A statement by the Sudanese military citing army chief Abdel Fatteh al Burhan said:"It is expected that the process of evacuation will begin in the coming few hours, as the United States, Britain, France and China will evacuate their diplomats and nationals by air with military transport planes belonging to their armed forces from Khartoum, and it is expected to start immediately."Dozens of UK diplomats and other officials are thought to be at the embassy in Khartoum.
There are thought to be dozens of UK diplomats and other officials at the embassy in Khartoum as well as hundreds of UK citizens in Sudan. The figure rises into the thousands if dual nationals are also included. Mr Okedi, who works for the Norwegian Refugee Council added:"The challenge is humanitarian workers do not have any guarantee of safety to access populations in need, so nothing is happening in terms of humanitarian work."The latest conflict has put further pressure on existing refugee camps in Chad. Pics: UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune
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