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Sudan Lifts Curfew, State of Emergency in Khartoum After Two Years
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In Short: Khartoum residents can now move and work freely around the clock after a two-year curfew and state of emergency were lifted, as over two million displaced people return to the city.
Sudan has lifted a two-year-old curfew and a state of emergency in Khartoum, the capital, allowing residents to move and work freely around the clock, according to the government’s Security Affairs Coordination Committee.
More than two million of the roughly five million people who fled Khartoum after war erupted in April 2023 have returned to the city since fighting there ended in March 2025, according to the International Organization for Migration.
The lifting of the curfew and state of emergency follows significant damage to the city, including looting of copper wires and fuel, and drone attacks on the electricity sector, as reported by a Khartoum state government spokesperson.
The Sudanese army is committed to defending the country's sovereignty and refraining from targeting neighboring states, as stated by the foreign ministry in a statement.
The view of damage and destruction in Khartoum, captured on December 26, 2024, by Osman Bakır – Anadolu Agency, provides a stark reminder of the impact of the conflict.
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- More than two million of the roughly five million people who fled Khartoum after war erupted in April 2023 have returned to the city since fighting there ended in March 2025, according to the International…
- "The targeting of the electricity sector in particular was very significant," a spokesperson for the Khartoum state government, Altayeb Saadeldin, told the Reuters news agency, listing looting of copper wires and…
- The Sudan News Agency said security patrols would continue operating across the state and locals traveling at night would need to carry identification documents.
- In a statement, the foreign ministry said it "affirms that the Sudanese army fulfils its constitutional duty to defend Sudan's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and to confront the threats facing the…
- A view of damage and destruction in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on December 26, 2024. [Osman Bakır – Anadolu Agency] Sudan has lifted a two-year-old curfew and a previously declared state of emergency in Khartoum, the…
- According to Sudanese media, the committee lifted a state of emergency first imposed in 2024, saying Khartoum residents would henceforth be allowed to move and work around the clock.