The British government has begun “coordinating” the evacuation of British citizens in Sudan, providing routes by which they can leave the country, as confirmed on Tuesday (25/4/2023) by the British Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly.

“We have started contacting (British) nationals directly and providing them with routes abroad,” the conservative minister said in a message posted on his Twitter account.

The UK Foreign Office noted in a statement posted on its website that “A British military flight will take off from an airfield outside Khartoum, supported by veteran Foreign Office diplomats.”

“Flights will be open to those with British passports and priority will be given to groups of families with children and/or the elderly or people with medical conditions,” the note said.

“At this time, we will be contacting those who are eligible for immediate evacuation,” the ministry details, which asked British nationals not to go to the airfield “unless they are called upon.”

The statement also warned that the situation in Sudan “remains volatile” and warned that “the UK Government’s ability to evacuate may change with little notice.” “We are working with other international partners to manage this exit and we are grateful for their cooperation,” he added.

London’s government has successfully completed an operation to evacuate diplomatic personnel and their families from the country, although it is estimated that around 4,000 people with British passports are currently caught up in the crisis.

Last week, multiple countries began operations to evacuate their citizens from Sudan, which has been hit hard for the past 15 days by the conflict between the Army and the Rapid Support Forces (FAR) group, two military rivals who overthrew the government in a coup. .(EFE)