UK relocates its Sudanese ambassador to Ethiopia

UK Ambassador to Sudan Giles Lever has moved to neighboring Ethiopia after the embassy temporarily closed due to the conflict in the country.

“From Addis Ababa, he will lead the UK’s diplomatic efforts in the region to bring fighting to an end in Sudan,” the British Foreign Office said in a statement.

So far, six flights had evacuated 536 British nationals from Sudan, the UK authorities said.

But there has been criticism of the slowness of the UK government’s evacuations compared with other Western countries, the BBC reported.

Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group have agreed to extend the truce that was coming to an end for another 72 hours.