Sudan’s Khartoum lifts curfew after two‑year war

Sun Sep 06 2026 02:27:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Sudan lifts Khartoum curfew, ends emergency after 4‑year conflict. Residents return but still face outages and looting.

Soldiers driving back control of Khartoum after a four‑year war, the government lifts the curfew and emergency, opening markets and the airport. People return to streets, yet conflict lingers in the south and west and power outages plague the capital. Security patrols keep running nightly, and the war threatens neighbours including Chad.

Sudan’s Khartoum lifts curfew after two‑year war

Sudan’s military government has officially ended the curfew and emergency that had jamming life in the capital of Khartoum since the war erupted in 2023.

Residents, many of whom fled, are now walking back through streets that were locked after the army took back control from the paramilitary RSF. The move is meant to spark a return to everyday life – restaurants, markets and the airport all reopened.

Yet, fighting still rages in parts of the country and power outages plague the city, the government says, blaming drone strikes and looters. Some houses have been emptied of precious materials, adding to the hardship of returnees.

Security patrols keep running and citizens travelling at night are asked to carry ID for safety checks. The battle fronts also reach Sudan’s neighbours, with accusations of air strikes and weapons flowing through Chad.

With the curfew gone, people can move freely, though they face rebuilt challenges of homes, electricity and fine‑print of military claims versus civil security.