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Uganda's embassy in Sudan has been reduced to ruins following months of intense fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Photos shared on X by Col Chris Magezi, the acting defence spokesperson, show the battered embassy buildings after government forces recaptured parts of Khartoum.
“Uganda’s embassy in Sudan after the recapture of Khartoum by government forces from the RSF a few weeks ago,” Magezi wrote, alongside images showing the current state of the premises.
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He added, “Uganda was the 1st African embassy to surface in the Sudanese capital after its liberation and repossess her facilities and diplomatic residence. All other foreign diplomatic missions in the country suffered a similar fate.”
Sudan plunged into conflict in April 2023 when a power struggle erupted between the national army and the RSF, a powerful paramilitary group. The fighting, which derailed plans for civilian rule, has split the country into opposing zones of control.
Although the army pushed the RSF out of its remaining strongholds in Khartoum in March, the group has held on to parts of Omdurman and established firm control in western Sudan.
The war has triggered waves of ethnic violence and what the United Nations describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. More than 150,000 people have died and at least 12 million have been displaced. Over 30 million now require urgent aid, with many regions facing severe famine.
On May 4, the RSF launched a drone strike on a military airport in Port Sudan, marking the group’s first attack on the eastern city. The Sudanese army confirmed the incident, which signals a significant shift in the two-year war.
Previous RSF attacks targeted power stations in army-held parts of central and northern Sudan, but had not reached Port Sudan. The new offensive has sparked fears of further escalation in a region that had remained relatively stable and had become a refuge for displaced civilians.
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In response, the army has increased its presence around key installations, blocked roads to the presidential palace and army command, and tightened security across the city.
Port Sudan is home to the country’s main airport, army headquarters and seaport. Until now, it was considered the safest part of the war-ravaged nation.