Sudan conflict – LTC Situation Report (Telecoms Area) #39 (Reporting period: April 2026)

Country: Sudan Sources: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. The WFP-led Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) was activated as the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) on 25 May 2023 in response to the conflict crisis in Sudan. This Situation Report provides a monthly update on LTC telecoms activities. All references to the LTC in this report relate specifically to the telecommunications area of the cluster. Summary Points • LTC advanced ICT assessments in Tawila and Geneina in April to expand connectivity in two of West Darfur’s most critical humanitarian hotspots, where displacement, violence, and prolonged outages have severely limited responders’ communications. Coordination is underway to deploy equipment from Farchana, Chad, with the rollout expected to strengthen operational safety, coordination, and service continuity. • From 18 March to 01 April, the LTC and UNDSS carried out a security communications assessment in Khartoum to guide a phased restoration plan. The team recovered seven VHF repeaters and five mobile stations previously deployed before the conflict, all intact and now being prepared for redeployment once security and operational conditions allow. • The LTC also advanced three community-focused initiatives in April: supporting connectivity for community centres in Khartoum, assisting the Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Working Group with its data-collection efforts, and working with the WHO-led Health Cluster to provide internet services to the Ministry of Health following an early-April assessment.

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