Khartoum’s two-year night-time curfew and the capital’s state of emergency have been lifted, authorities said, marking an immediate change to rules that restricted movement in the city. The announcement came against the backdrop of an ongoing war in Sudan, and officials framed the move as intended to alter how residents live and travel in the capital.
The measures removed were described by authorities as a reversal of restrictions that had been in place for two years. Officials said the decision would allow residents to resume activities that had been constrained by night-time limits. Beyond that statement, authorities set out no further operational details in the initial announcement.
The change applies specifically to Khartoum, the country’s capital, and therefore directly affects residents and day-to-day life in the city. By ending both the curfew and the declared state of emergency, the government has shifted the legal framework governing exceptional powers and civic movement in the capital, at least on paper.
The announcement arrived while Sudan remains in an ongoing war, a context that frames any change to security and civic rules. Authorities positioned the move as a step toward loosening the exceptional measures that had been used in recent years. How security will be managed, and how authorities will implement the removal of restrictions on the ground, were not detailed in the statement.
The lifting of the curfew and the state of emergency represents a tangible alteration of daily regulations in Khartoum and places responsibility on local authorities to specify enforcement and safety arrangements. Interest will focus on follow-up guidance from officials and any operational changes that affect movement and services across the capital.
