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HOW HAS THE CURRENT CONFLICT AFFECTED KHARTOUM?
On 15 April 2023, the alliance between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) collapsed into violence. The conflict that began in Khartoum has spread across the country, causing death, injuries, displacement, and destruction. Since 15 April, 70% of all documented political violence incidents in Sudan have occurred in Khartoum state. As at 23 June, this escalation had resulted in over 270 reported fatalities in Khartoum and more than 2,000 across the country as the two conflicting factions attempted to gain control over strategic locations and supply routes within the capital. The battle to gain the upper hand has intensified, affecting the region and its inhabitants (ACLED 23/06/2023).
As at 15 June, clashes were mostly affecting Khartoum state, but there was also fighting in Darfur and Kordofan. The factions have violated multiple ceasefires, which have done little to stem the conflict (ACLED 23/06/2023; CNN 19/06/2023). During the most recent ceasefire, called at the start of the Eid al- Adha celebrations on 28 June, the SAF conducted air strikes on RSF positions (OCHA 16/04/2023; ECHO 07/06/2023; Sudan Tribune 28/06/2023).
The conflict has resulted in extensive displacement across Khartoum state since erupting in mid-April. As at 7 June, fighting in the capital continued to affect other communities, resulting in displacement within Bahri, Jebel Awlia, Karrari, Khartoum, Sharg An Neel, Um Bada, and Omdurman localities within Khartoum state. As at 27 June, an estimated 2,152,800 individuals (431,031 households) across Sudan were recently displaced, and more than 644,800 had crossed the border into neighbouring countries, including Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan.
Nearly 67% of the IDPs were from Khartoum state. Only 1.7% of those displaced from Khartoum city had settled in other locations within the state, while over 98% had moved to other states and neighbouring countries (IOM 27/06/2023). IDP households in Khartoum state are sheltering with relatives in the host community (57.3%) or in rented accommodation (43.3%), with food and water being their priority needs (IOM 06/06/2023 and 27/06/2023; Radio Dabanga 06/06/2023).
INFORMATION GAPS
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Up-to-date information on baseline indicators is not available. The last available baseline data was gathered in 2014 (see the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014).
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There is currently limited information about accessible areas for humanitarian responders and the response capacity in Khartoum state.
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There is limited information on gender-based violence (GBV), including sexual violence, focusing on Khartoum state.
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Forecasts indicate that Khartoum will have below-average rains in 2023, but there is a lack of information on the impact of drought-like and dry conditions in the state (ICPAC accessed 04/07/2023).