Drone attacks on power stations plunge Sudan’s cities into darkness

Port Sudan, Sudan – Kamal Mohammed, 42, has spent years managing his diabetes. But prolonged power cuts in the al-Taqaddum neighbourhood of Port Sudan, where he lives, have made his life “catastrophic”, he says. Kamal relies on regular insulin injections to manage his diabetes, but unstable electricity supplies make it difficult for him to keep track of the doses he needs or store the medication at the required temperature. “I need an insulin dose every day, but sometimes I have to skip it when power cuts last so long that the refrigerator loses its cooling,” he said.