The governor of Khartoum, Ahmed Osman Hamza, announced a night curfew and the closure of all shops, cafes or any other activities, due to the security and current conditions in the state.
The decision, published by the official Sudanese News Agency on Monday, stated that Governor Ahmed Osman Hamza issued an emergency order announcing a curfew and the closure of all shops, cafes or any other activities from ten in the evening (20:00 GMT) until five in the morning, as well as a curfew for people and vehicles in the state from 11 pm until five in the morning.
The decision to declare the curfew returned to “the security conditions and the current conditions in the state and to preserve the lives and property of citizens”. He noted that the emergency order applies within the geographical boundaries of Khartoum State.
The decree also stipulates that the authorities of the regular forces and the prosecution shall enforce and enforce this order, seize means of transport suspected of being the subject of a violation thereof, prohibit and regulate the movement and activity of persons and the movement of objects and means of transport, arrest suspicious persons and search places suspected of being in violation.
The decision included penalties for violators with imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine, and double the penalty in case of repetition.
The curfew comes as battles continue since April 15, 2023, between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemedti), mostly concentrated in the capital, Khartoum.
El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s western North Darfur state, has been witnessing weeks of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in an attempt by the latter to seize control of the city, which is home to some 800,000 displaced people.
