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After more than two years of war, Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is slowly returning to life. Residents forced out by the fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are trickling back to the city. But it’s a bittersweet homecoming.
The Sudanese capital’s infrastructure has been decimated, and it will take years – and billions of dollars – to rebuild.
After more than two years of war, Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is slowly returning to life. Residents forced out by the fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are trickling back to the city. But it’s a bittersweet homecoming.
When the civil war erupted in April 2023, Khartoum was the epicentre of the fighting, and homes and buildings in the city still bear the scars.
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Despite the devastation, people have been returning to the city since the army announced its recapture earlier this year. But the task ahead is immense. The United Nations says it expects 2 million people to return to Khartoum by the end of the year. The estimated cost of reconstruction runs into the billions. Across the country, more than 12 million people have been forcibly displaced since the start of the war, while some 40,000 people have lost their lives.
