Wednesday 14 jun 2026 {HMC} Sudan’s police on Tuesday outlined a sweeping security plan to protect the seven localities of Khartoum state, hours before the cabinet and most federal ministries complete their relocation from the wartime seat of Port Sudan.
Brigadier-General Fath al-Rahman Mohamed al-Tom told Sudan Tribune the force will deploy additional officers, reactivate criminal-investigation units and relaunch the “999” emergency call centre to handle civilian complaints.
“Public facilities, bridges and river crossings are priority targets for protection,” al-Tom said, adding that patrols, fixed checkpoints and daily raids had already “dismantled a major cell in East Nile” and delivered “a measurable drop in crime”.
He said the police command had introduced “modern technology” to monitor deployments and pledged “immediate disciplinary action” against any officer found in violation of regulations.
Khartoum’s administrative district was devastated after war erupted in April 2023 between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), forcing ministries to relocate 850 km north-east to Port Sudan on the Red Sea.
The army recaptured the capital in May 2025. A sovereign-council committee has since repaired roads and restored water and power supplies to prepare for the return of an estimated 300,000 civil servants and their families.
