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Executive protection in Khartoum is not a deployable programme under current conditions; Sudan’s civil war and the FCDO’s advise-against-all-travel rating rule out routine executive movement. This page covers what a duty-of-care programme actually looks like here: remote risk assessment, continuous situation monitoring, and a documented decision framework for whether any Sudan-linked travel is undertaken at all. Where interests persist, planning is built around Port Sudan and confirmed evacuation arrangements, not a standard itinerary.
Remote risk assessment, situation monitoring, and re-engagement planning for Sudan are available from Cairo and other regional bases. EP support for Port Sudan can be assessed on request. For the full Sudan security context, see our Khartoum city briefing and security drivers in Khartoum for transport security context.
For short-term, single-principal cover tied to one visit, see bodyguard hire in Khartoum. For the operators who staff the programme and how they are vetted, see close protection officers in Khartoum.
What does this cover in Khartoum?
Current Situation: Active Civil War
Sudan has been in active civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023. Khartoum has been a primary theatre of conflict, with heavy urban fighting, mass displacement of the population, and destruction of civilian and commercial infrastructure throughout the city. FCDO advises against all travel to parts of Sudan, and the US State Department classifies Sudan at Level 4 (Do Not Travel) as of 2026. Standard EP services in Khartoum are not available under current conditions. Source: FCDO Sudan travel advice (2026); US State Dept Sudan Level 4 advisory (2026).
No Standard EP Capability in Khartoum
The civil war has effectively ended standard commercial EP operations in Khartoum. The city's infrastructure including hotels, commercial offices, and transport networks has been severely damaged. Most international organisations, diplomatic missions, and commercial operations evacuated from Khartoum in 2023. International EP operators with permanent Khartoum capacity do not exist in the current environment. Any future EP engagement in Khartoum would require complete mission-specific planning from the ground up.
Remote Risk Assessment for Sudan
For organisations with assets, staff, or interests in Sudan, remote risk assessment and situation monitoring are available from regional operational bases. This covers current SAF-RSF conflict lines in Khartoum and other cities, threat to specific asset locations, and assessment of the humanitarian and commercial conditions in accessible areas. Remote assessment is the appropriate Sudan engagement model under current conditions and can inform re-engagement planning when the situation eventually permits.
Port Sudan Operations
Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast has served as a relative haven and interim government seat for the transitional Sovereignty Council during the conflict. Limited diplomatic, humanitarian, and commercial activity continues through Port Sudan. EP support for essential Port Sudan engagements can be assessed on request; Port Sudan carries a different and lower risk profile than Khartoum under current conditions. Aviation access to Sudan routes through Port Sudan International Airport (PSD).
Re-engagement Planning
Organisations that operated EP programmes in Khartoum before April 2023 can receive support for re-engagement planning: review of the pre-conflict EP framework against post-conflict realities, assessment of infrastructure and security actor changes in the city, identification of local partner operators with continuing Sudan presence, and outline EP frameworks for when conditions allow principal presence in Khartoum to resume.
Pre-Conflict EP Context
Before April 2023, Khartoum was a high-risk capital with active EP requirements: significant oil industry presence, international NGO and development finance operations, and a complex political environment following the 2019 revolution that removed Omar al-Bashir. This context is provided as background for organisations planning future return. The EP environment that existed before April 2023 will require complete reassessment when principal presence in Khartoum eventually becomes viable again.
Sources for this page
Travel advice quoted on this page: FCDO travel advice: Sudan; US State Department travel advisory: Sudan. Advice changes; read the current version before travel.
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