Sudan: PM chairs COBRA meeting over 'extremely concerning' situation over UK nationals trapped

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chaired an emergency COBRA meeting over the "extremely concerning" situation in Sudan.

According to a statement by the Sudanese military citing army chief Abdel Fatteh al Burhan, the UK will evacuate diplomats and nationals from Sudan.

Thomas Okedi, the area manager for the Norwegian Refugee Council spoke to Sky News about how the conflict is affecting ordinary people as well as humanitarian organisations in Sudan.

Read more on: https://news.sky.com/story/uk-nationals-to-be-evacuated-from-sudan-head-of-sudanese-army-says-12863137

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