FCDO Advises Against All Travel to Sudan Due to Ongoing Military Conflict – May 2026
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) maintains an 'advise against all travel' warning for Sudan due to ongoing military conflict in Khartoum and other parts of the country. The advisory was updated on 7 May 2026 with new information on operations in Sudanese airports. Multiple ceasefires have been declared but regularly broken, and the British Embassy in Khartoum remains closed with no consular staff present in-country.
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Low impact. LOW: Fourth-pass historical recalibration. This is a travel/security/advisory update rather than a discrete London Market loss event. It may be useful background context, but the available reporting does not evidence a current insured-loss pathway such as named insured asset damage, vessel/cargo loss, port/airspace/waterway closure, energy/facility outage, claims/loss estimate, sanctions asset action, reinsurance impact, or market pricing/capacity response.
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FCDO advises against all travel to Sudan as of 7 May 2026 update▾
Ongoing military conflict in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan▾
British Embassy in Khartoum is closed; no British consular staff in Sudan▾
UK government is no longer evacuating people from Sudan▾
Hala'ib Triangle and Bir Tawil Trapezoid are excepted with 'all but essential travel' advice rather than full do-not-travel warning▾
Advisory updated with new information on Sudanese airport operations▾
Reported2 lines
Several ceasefires have been declared but regularly broken▾
FCDO updated information on operations in Sudanese airports on 7 May 2026▾
Uncertain2 lines
Current operational status of specific Sudanese airports not detailed in this advisory page▾
Extent and precise locations of active conflict beyond Khartoum not specified in this summary page▾
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The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) maintains an 'advise against all travel' warning for Sudan due to ongoing military conflict in Khartoum and other parts of the country. The advisory was updated on 7 May 2026 with new information on operations in Sudanese airports. Multiple ceasefires have been declared but regularly broken, and the British Embassy in Khartoum remains closed with no consular staff present in-country.
FCDO advises against all travel to Sudan because of the ongoing military conflict in Khartoum and other parts of the country. The British Embassy in Khartoum is closed due to the conflict. There are no British consular staff in Sudan. Our ability to provide consular support is severely limited.
Source: UK FCDO Travel Advisories (Official Advisory) · View source
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