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State Level 1–4
Level 4 — Do Not Travel
There was no change to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated. Do not travel to Sudan due to risk of unrest, crime, kidnapping, terrorism, landmines, and health risks . Advisory summary The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum suspended its operations in April 2023 due to the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan. The U.S. government cannot provide routine or emergency consular services to Americans in Sudan due to the current security situation. Do not travel to Sudan for any reason. To report an emergency regarding an American in Sudan, contact: U.S. Embassy Cairo: +20-2-2797-3300 From the United States and Canada: Dial +1-888-407-4747 for the U.S. Department of State. From elsewhere in the world: Dial +1-202-501-4444 for the U.S. Department of State. Unrest - Armed Conflict Armed conflict continues in Sudan. This includes heavy fighting among the Sudanese Armed Forces, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and various armed militias. The situation is violent, volatile, and extremely unpredictable. This is especially true in the Kordofan and Darfur regions, as well as in the capital region, including Khartoum and Omdurman. Khartoum International Airport is currently only operating for limited commercial traffic. Commercial service to the Port Sudan International Airport has been limited at times due to drone strikes. [JP1] Electrical and communication disruptions can occur at any time. This includes internet and cell phone service interruptions. Crime Crime, including kidnapping, assault, rape, armed robbery, home invasion, looting, and carjacking, is a common threat throughout the country. Checkpoints can appear at any time. Some may be real security checkpoints, but others may be set up so people can steal from travelers. Some checkpoints may be especially dangerous for certain groups of people. Terrorism Members of known terrorist groups and people sympathetic to these groups can attack with little or no warning. They may target foreign and local government facilities, as well as tourist areas. Landmines Landmines are a threat. Much of Sudan is an active war zone. There are widespread reports of unexploded ordnance and landmines posing a threat in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country, even after fighting has ended in those areas. Health Medical services in Sudan are extremely limited. Adequate medical treatment for routine and emergency procedures is often not available.Even minor health issues could require medical evacuation at the traveler’s expense. Even minor health issues could require medical evacuation at the traveler’s expense. Make sure you have medical or travel insurance that includes medical evacuation. Review our information on travel insurance . Check with your doctor about required vaccines and shots for high-risk exposure before you go to Sudan. Visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for the latest travel health information for Sudan . For Americans in Sudan : Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to get important updates and alerts from the U.S. government. Enrolling helps the U.S. government contact you or your emergency contact in an emergency. Review the Country Security Report for Sudan . The Department of State strongly urges Americans to leave Sudan. The U.S. government cannot guarantee your safety traveling to airports or borders or during any onward travel. You should consider your personal security situation before traveling anywhere in Sudan. Only attempt to depart Sudan or travel within Sudan if you believe it is safe for you to do so. Exercise extreme caution in all parts of the country, including Khartoum. Have a plan to leave in an emergency that does not depend on U.S. government help. Review our information on crisis and evacuations . Review our information on crime , including for victims of crime . There is risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity, in Sudan. Visit the U.S. Department of State’s Country Reports on Terrorism to learn more. Review our information on terrorism and travel to high-risk areas . Landmines and unexploded ordnance exist throughout Sudan. The locations of landmines and unexploded ordnance are often not known, marked, or easy to recognize. Monitor local media for breaking news. Be prepared to adjust your plans. Stay aware of your surroundings. Draft a will. Designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries or draft a power of attorney. Develop a communication plan with your family, your employer, or your host organization. List how and when you will confirm you are safe (text or call). Specify how often you will do this. Establish a proof of life protocol with your loved ones. If you are taken hostage, your loved ones will know specific questions (and answers) to ask the hostage-takers to confirm you are being held captive and alive. Make sure your insurance includes specific coverage for medical evacuation from Sudan. Visit the CDC website for the latest travel health information for Sudan . We highly recommend that you buy travel insurance before you travel. Check with your travel insurance provider about evacuation assistance, medical insurance, and trip cancelation coverage.
AEGIS Trajectory Engine
AEGIS assesses elevated near-term and structural risk. Treat movement and planning assumptions conservatively.
Primary Drivers
Planning Implication
Build redundancy into communications, movement, medical, evacuation, and source-verification plans. Avoid assuming local institutions can absorb additional shocks.
Watch Indicators
AEGIS Threat Matrix
Official Level 1–4 is the fast read. The matrix breaks down why the country is risky and what threat categories matter most.
Street crime, organized crime, violent crime, theft, and personal security exposure.
Terrorist intent, capability, historic activity, and target attractiveness.
Protests, strikes, riots, political instability, and election-related disruption.
Disease risk, healthcare access, medical evacuation complexity, and public health alerts.
Storms, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, volcanos, and other environmental hazards.
Device compromise, malicious WiFi, telecom exposure, surveillance, and data-theft risks.
Targeting risk against travelers, officials, executives, NGOs, journalists, or exposed personnel.
Kidnapping, wrongful detention, extortion, hostage taking, and ransom exposure.
Economic Risk Layer
Economic stress is treated as a driver for unrest, crime pressure, migration, corruption, institutional capacity, and PMESII-Economic analysis. Indicators are pulled from the World Bank layer when available and used as planning context, not as a replacement for official advisory guidance.
growth
Current-dollar GDP gives the broad scale of the economy and state resource base.
Source →growth
Annual GDP growth helps identify contraction, recovery, or growth stress.
Source →stability
Consumer inflation can signal food/fuel pressure, cost-of-living stress, and unrest potential.
Source →labor
Unemployment is a pressure indicator for household stress, migration, crime, and unrest.
Source →trade
Trade as a share of GDP can show exposure to border closures, sanctions, shocks, and supply-chain disruption.
Source →debt
Government debt burden can constrain response capacity and increase austerity or instability pressure.
Source →Key Economic Findings
Trajectory Signal
Economic stress is treated as a driver for unrest, migration, corruption, criminal pressure, institutional capacity, and resiliency. It informs PMESII-Economic and trajectory analysis but does not replace official advisory guidance.
Country Reference Data
Baseline geography, population, language, economy-adjacent, and movement-reference fields for quick planning context.
Planner Mode
AEGIS Planner Mode answers the practical civil-considerations questions: what factors matter, why they matter, how they affect movement or objectives, which influences drive instability or stability, and what activities are realistic.
Embassy & Consulate Layer
Official mission context is pulled from State Department country travel information when available, with directory fallback links for verification.
Khartoum
State Department country travel information was reached. Detailed post contact text is not always machine-readable, so verify current address, phone, and after-hours instructions through the official mission source before travel.
Open Mission Source →OSINT Feed
AEGIS highlights current public-source signals that may affect travel posture, planning, or country trajectory.
SOURCE
Official advisory and global OSINT context will populate when the AEGIS event feed refreshes.
The country page remains usable with advisory, reference, and embassy layers while the current-events stream refreshes.
AEGIS Data Layer
The country dashboard now fuses official advisory, embassy/consulate context, and baseline reference data before generating a travel brief.
AEGIS Analyst
Generates a traveler-friendly intelligence brief using official advisory context, current reporting, threat categories, embassy considerations, trajectory, and source-backed recommendations.