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Security Drivers in Khartoum

Security transport context for Khartoum, Sudan. Active civil war since April 2023. FCDO and US State Dept advise against all travel. Remote risk assessment available.

Khartoum has been a primary theatre of Sudan’s civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023. The city’s infrastructure, including Khartoum International Airport, has sustained severe damage. FCDO advises against all travel to Sudan, and the US State Department classifies Sudan at Level 4 (Do Not Travel) as of 2026. Standard security transport services in Khartoum are not available under current conditions, and this page serves as a security context reference for organisations with Sudan interests.

Remote risk assessment, situation monitoring from regional bases, and re-engagement planning for future return are available. International aviation access to Sudan routes through Port Sudan International Airport (PSD) on the Red Sea coast, and limited security transport arrangements for Port Sudan can be assessed on request. For the full Sudan security context, see our Khartoum city briefing and bodyguard hire in Khartoum for close protection context in the Sudan environment.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Standard commercial security transport in Khartoum is not available under current conditions. Sudan has been in active civil war since April 2023, with Khartoum as a primary conflict theatre. FCDO advises against all travel to Sudan, and the US State Department classifies Sudan at Level 4 (Do Not Travel). For essential diplomatic or humanitarian missions to accessible parts of Sudan (Port Sudan), specialist conflict-environment transport can be assessed case by case. Source: FCDO Sudan travel advice (2026); US State Dept Sudan Level 4 advisory (2026).

Khartoum International Airport (KRT) sustained severe damage in the civil war conflict and is not operational as of 2026. International aviation access to Sudan, where available, routes through Port Sudan International Airport (PSD) on the Red Sea coast. Any future aviation access to Khartoum would depend on a cessation of hostilities and airport restoration, both of which remain uncertain as of 2026.

Remote risk assessment, situation monitoring, and re-engagement planning are available for organisations with assets or interests in Sudan. This covers conflict line monitoring in and around Khartoum, asset access assessment, local partner network identification, and outline security frameworks for future return. Remote assessment is conducted from regional staging bases including Cairo, Nairobi, and Addis Ababa.

Cairo is the primary regional staging base for organisations monitoring Sudan or managing Sudan assets, given Egypt’s shared border, direct flight routes to Port Sudan, and the concentration of Sudan diaspora business and diplomatic engagement in Cairo. Nairobi and Addis Ababa also serve as staging bases for Sudan-related humanitarian and development monitoring. Source: FCDO Sudan travel advice (2026).
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