As Sudan's army retakes ground, some displaced residents return to ravaged capital

Sudan civil war: despite appearances this is not a failed state – yet

Over the past fortnight, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have regained control of almost all of the country’s capital, Khartoum. Much of the city had been in the hands of the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023. Now the SAF are reportedly driving out the last outposts of the RSF from the fringes of the sprawling city. When it began the war against its former SAF allies in April 2023, the RSF seized almost all of the city. But its p…

The takeover of several central states by the Sudanese army has led many refugees to return to their country. Fleeing from the war since April 2023, more than one million Sudanese had found refuge in Egypt. Today, nearly 200 buses take the way back to Khartoum, the state of Al-Jazeera or the state of Sinnar. But at the border, long expectations are accumulating due to administrative and logistical constraints.

»Sudan, Remember Us« is a documentary film about the Sudanese Revolution 2019 and the way into the war between rival military forces that continues to this day. A conversation with director Hind Meddeb.

As Sudan’s army retakes ground, some displaced residents return to ravaged capital

The morning sun cast long shadows as Abdulilah Mohamed, an elderly resident of the Shambat neighbourhood in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, returned to his family home after fleeing from civil war.

IOM also estimated that approximately 3,934,086 people crossed borders to neighbouring countries since April 15, 2023. READ ALSO: Paramilitars Kill Over 100 Civilians in Sudan in Two Weeks IOM also reported on social network X that “an estimated 114,457 people have returned to Sudan from Egypt since January 2024.” With the collaboration of the Global Fund, IOM's mobile clinic and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sudan at the borde…

War and Peace in Sudan's Capital

Until very recently Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, had spent nearly two years at war. A paramilitary group went to war with the Sudanese army, occupying the city until it was retaken by government forces in the last few weeks. This has meant massive life shifts for residents of Khartoum who have stayed in the city. One resident has been sending our correspondent regular voice notes telling him about what life is like. We hear what it means to have a…