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Sudan lifts two-year curfew and state of emergency in Khartoum

The decision comes 18 months after the army regained control of the capital, though power outages and regional tensions persist.

Updated Aug 28, 2026 · 16:20 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • Sudan's military-led government has ended a curfew and state of emergency in the capital, Khartoum, which were introduced more than two years ago.
  • The move follows the army retaking control of the capital from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in March 2025, allowing over two million displaced residents to return.
  • While the capital's airport has partially reopened, residents face significant infrastructure damage, ongoing security patrols, and persistent blackouts.

Key facts

  • Sudan's government lifted the state of emergency and curfew in Khartoum to help restore normalcy, 18 months after driving the RSF out of the capital.[BBC News]
  • According to the International Organization for Migration, more than two million of the five million people who fled Khartoum have returned since active fighting in the city ended in March 2025.[BBC News]
  • Khartoum authorities state that local security patrols will continue, and residents traveling at night must carry identification to guard against potential RSF infiltration.[BBC News]
  • Chad has accused the Sudanese army of executing an August 20 air strike on a military convoy inside Chadian territory, an accusation Sudan's government rejects.[BBC News]
  • Sudan's military-led government and army rejected a U.S.-proposed UN Security Council draft resolution that would implement a nationwide arms embargo and ban attack drones.[BBC News]

What remains uncertain

  • Khartoum state officials blame persistent power outages on RSF drone strikes targeting electricity infrastructure, an accusation an RSF source dismissed as incorrect army propaganda.[BBC News]
  • Sudan alleges that Chad permits the transport of UAE-supplied military equipment for the RSF across its borders, which both Chad and the UAE deny despite findings from UN experts and media investigations.[BBC News]

Sources