UK citizens attempting to flee Sudan are scrambling to reach an airport as an additional evacuation flight is running today. The UK ceased its mission evacuating citizens on Saturday, so this flight is ‘exceptional’.
UK citizens attempting to flee Sudan are scrambling to reach an airport before final rescue efforts cease in the country.is running from the Port Sudan International Airport in the east of the country today, with those hoping to escape urged to arrive by midday in order to be processed for the journey.
as the armistice began to break down, but put on the extra flight following the announcement of the further uneasy ceasefire. He added the UK will continue to advocate for a long-term end to the conflict along with its international allies. This was supposed to precede Sudan’s transition to a democratic government, a move backed by western nations.
The plan was to get Sudan to a point where civilian parties would have control over the military, which the RSF would be dissolved into.
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