Acting governor of Khartoum Ahmed Othman Hamza announced on Wednesday that army commander and head of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had agreed to a recommendation to declare a state of emergency in Khartoum State.
He said the higher committee for emergencies and crisis management in the state was in the process of issuing several decrees to impellent the state of emergency and tackle what he described as “foreign presence” in the capital.
The presence “has become a real threat to national security,” he added.
Foreigners are taking part in the fighting alongside the “rebel militia”, he went on to say in reference to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The army had in recent months recaptured parts of Khartoum, including areas in Omdurman, that were seized by the RSF.
The RSF still controls large parts of the capital and it is preparing to launch a large-scale offensive on al-Fashir, capital of North Darfur.
Should it succeed, it would have control over all Darfur states in western Sudan.
Doctors without Broders said on Wednesday it had treated over 100 people, including 11 children, who were wounded in the fighting in al-Fashir.