Fighting hits power supplies. MTN Sudan's network down. Khartoum's power and water supplies failing

Report from Reuters

By Reuters Staff

Friday 05 May 2023 2:23 PM

MTN Sudan's network down as fighting hits power supplies

JOHANNESBURG, May 5 (Reuters) - The Sudanese arm of Africa’s biggest mobile operator MTN Group said on Friday its network was down after fighting in the country led to fuel shortages and power cuts.

Heavy gunfire echoed around the capital Khartoum again on Friday, after more than two weeks of conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Both appeared to be battling for control of territory ahead of proposed talks.

Across swathes of Khartoum, power and water supplies have been failing.

MTN said in a statement it was working to resolve the network outage as soon as possible.

“The company fully understands the impact this may have on communication needs and extends its apologies for any inconvenience experienced during this challenging time,” it said. 

(Reporting by Nqobile Dludla Editing by Mark Potter)

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