The federal government says it has deployed members of its Global Affairs Standing Rapid Deployment Team to Djibouti due to the volatile and rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said the Canadian Embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has temporarily suspended in-person operations.
The Rapid Deployment Team can provide emergency response, co-ordination, consular assistance and logistical support, she said.
The federal government says the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces are also planning for contingencies but gave no further details.
Roughly 1,500 Canadians registered in Sudan
On Thursday, Joly said Canada has no means of evacuating citizens from Sudan, where violence
