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Bodyguard Hire Khartoum | Sudan Security Planning

Close protection planning for Sudan. Routine CPO deployment to Khartoum is not possible during active conflict; essential missions assessed individually.

Khartoum presents an extreme security environment that precludes routine close protection deployment. Active civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, ongoing since April 2023, has resulted in the collapse of civilian infrastructure across large parts of the city, the effective closure of Khartoum International Airport, and the relocation of most diplomatic missions to Port Sudan. FCDO advises against all travel to Sudan; the US State Department rates Sudan at Level 4.

For organisations with existing Sudan interests, remote risk assessment and situation monitoring services are available to support duty-of-care obligations. Port Sudan operations can be assessed and planned separately. Essential humanitarian or diplomatic missions to any part of Sudan are assessed individually, beginning with a comprehensive remote threat analysis, and only proceed with confirmed medevac arrangements and client sign-off.

For the full Sudan security picture, see our Khartoum city briefing and our executive protection planning for Sudan.

Planning for Sudan access

No security plan for Sudan should be prepared without full engagement with current FCDO and UN security reporting. Organisations considering operations in Sudan, whether for humanitarian, diplomatic, or commercial purposes, should conduct a structured remote threat assessment before any in-country activity is authorised.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

No, not for routine purposes. Active civil war between the SAF and RSF since April 2023 has made conventional CPO deployment to Khartoum non-viable. FCDO advises against all travel to Sudan. Essential humanitarian or diplomatic missions may be assessed case by case, but this requires a comprehensive pre-mission threat assessment and confirmed medevac arrangements as a minimum.

Remote risk assessment, situation monitoring, and planning support for future re-engagement are available. Port Sudan operations can be assessed and supported separately. For organisations that previously operated in Khartoum and are tracking conditions for potential return, a structured risk register and monitoring service can support ongoing duty-of-care obligations.

The majority of diplomatic missions, UN agencies, and international humanitarian organisations relocated to Port Sudan on Sudan’s Red Sea coast during 2023. Port Sudan has become the de facto operational hub for international operations in Sudan during the current conflict.

Khartoum International Airport has been effectively closed and has sustained damage since the outbreak of fighting in April 2023. Access to Sudan for the limited essential missions that proceed now typically routes via Port Sudan International Airport, subject to current operational conditions and security clearance.
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