The last British military plane flew Saturday night from Wadi Saeedna air base north of Khartoum. 1,888 people have been evacuated on 21 flights since Tuesday, says our correspondent in London, Emeline Vin.

London has now deployed troops to Port Sudan to help Britons who would like to leave the country by sea. The ceasefire, which has never really been respected on the ground, expires this Sunday at 22:<> GMT. The UK began extracting its citizens after other Western powers such as France, while diplomatic staff were already safeguarded.