last updated: Aug 12, 2026
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Is Sudan safe?
No. Sudan is in a devastating civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that began in April 2023, and it has become one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Every major government advises against all travel and most have withdrawn diplomatic staff. The army retook Khartoum over the past year, while Darfur and much of the west remain under RSF control, with a UN fact-finding mission citing the hallmarks of genocide in Darfur and offensives continuing on other fronts including Blue Nile. Famine conditions, mass displacement and collapsed services compound the fighting. The operations that remain are humanitarian, run under heavy security and access constraints. At the time of writing the advisory level is at its maximum; the live map has the current picture.
The security picture
The dominant risk is active war. Fighting between the SAF and RSF involves air strikes, artillery, drones and ground combat, and the front lines shift. Atrocities against civilians have been widely documented, with Darfur the worst-affected region and reports of mass killings, sexual violence and ethnic targeting. Famine has been confirmed in parts of the country, and the collapse of health, water and power services is itself life-threatening. Unexploded ordnance is widespread in conflict areas. Looting, armed criminality and roadblocks affect movement everywhere. Communications and banking have been severely disrupted. For any presence, the controlling factors are the front lines, humanitarian access, and the ability to leave when conditions worsen.
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Safety by region
Khartoum, retaken by the army over the past year, is heavily damaged and remains hazardous, with unexploded ordnance, looting and the risk of renewed fighting. Darfur, in the west, is under RSF control and carries the gravest risk to civilians, with documented atrocities and famine. The Kordofan regions and Blue Nile see active offensives and shifting front lines. Port Sudan on the Red Sea has been the most stable point and the base for much of the relocated government and aid presence, though it has come under drone attack. The borders with Chad, South Sudan, Egypt and others carry large refugee flows and instability. Overland travel is extremely dangerous; movement depends on the front lines and humanitarian access corridors.
Is Khartoum safe?
No. Khartoum is heavily damaged from the war, carries unexploded ordnance and looting, and remains at risk of renewed fighting even after the army retook it. It is not a place for any routine presence.
By traveller type
There is no ordinary business or leisure travel to Sudan in 2026. The foreigners present work in humanitarian programmes and a thin diplomatic layer, operating under heavy security and access constraints, with Port Sudan the main hub. American, British and other Western nationals have very limited consular support, as most embassies relocated or closed during the evacuation phase in 2023. Women on humanitarian programmes operate under the same security model and the documented risk of sexual violence in conflict areas requires specific planning. For everyone, the controlling factors are the war, famine, access and the exit plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Darfur is under RSF control and is the worst-affected region, with documented atrocities against civilians, famine and a UN finding of the hallmarks of genocide. It carries the gravest risk in the country.
Only humanitarian and a thin diplomatic presence, under heavy security and access constraints, with Port Sudan the main hub. There is no ordinary business travel.
No. The US advises against all travel, has very limited consular capacity after the 2023 evacuation, and the environment is active war.
Yes, comprehensively, for any presence. Operations run live front-line monitoring, secure accommodation, vetted transport, access coordination, communications redundancy and a tested evacuation plan. A light footprint does not fit this environment.
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