{"id":57370,"date":"2025-11-18T01:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=57370"},"modified":"2025-11-18T01:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:32:33","slug":"from-inside-khartoum-sudanese-revive-the-citys-pulse-and-vitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/from-inside-khartoum-sudanese-revive-the-citys-pulse-and-vitality\/","title":{"rendered":"From Inside Khartoum\u2026 Sudanese Revive the City\u2019s Pulse and Vitality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sudan Events \u2013 Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the losses, destruction, skies darkened by kamikaze drones, the spread of epidemics and disease, and the shortage of essential services such as electricity, water, and medicine, thousands of displaced Sudanese are returning to the capital, Khartoum. They are clearing rubble, rehabilitating their homes, and reopening a window of hope\u2014reaffirming their attachment to their land and resuming their daily lives, with all their hardships and small joys.<\/p>\n

In the northern suburb of Kadro, about 18 kilometers from central Khartoum, Tayeb Musa stands inside his shop, which he restored after a long displacement following the outbreak of armed clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April 2023.<\/p>\n

Musa, a man in his forties, told Asharq Al-Awsat: \u201cFrom the very first shot of the war, I fled to Sennar, then to Damazin for nearly two years, and later to Gedaref, Kassala, and Atbara. Three months ago, I returned to Bahri. It was an extremely difficult and painful period.\u201d
\nHe added: \u201cI struggled throughout that time just to earn a living\u2026 displacement is a bitter experience, but we faced the hardships with resilience and a fighting spirit.\u201d
\nHe continued: \u201cSince returning, we now confront the risk of kamikaze and strategic drones, and the lack of electricity, water, and medicine. But the home where we were raised\u2014even if damaged or destroyed\u2014is still better than rented houses in displacement cities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patience and Determination<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amid shells and stray bullets during the early days of the war, Eihab Ahmed was forced to leave her home in Omdurman\u2019s Umbada neighborhood for Jabal Awliya in search of safety.
\nShe said in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat: \u201cI used to run a small printing and photocopy shop in Souq Al-Shuhada in Omdurman, but I had to abandon it because of the war. It was looted, burned, and destroyed.\u201d
\n\u201cWhen the fighting reached Jabal Awliya, we left again, heading to northern Omdurman. When the Sudanese army took control of Khartoum and security improved, I returned to my shop and started from scratch with a single printing machine, overcoming every challenge.\u201d
\nShe added: \u201cWe returned amid destruction by our own choice to reclaim our lives. Everything is harsh and difficult, but our hearts and memories are here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facing Hardship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abdel Bagi Ismail, 50, who runs a ready-made clothing shop, said: \u201cIn the first months of the war, I left Khartoum and fled to Kosti in White Nile State. But I recently returned to Doctors\u2019 Street in Omdurman to resume my business, which had been halted by the violence.\u201d
\nHe told Asharq Al-Awsat: \u201cI\u2019ve been in this trade for more than 30 years. We managed to continue despite the enormous difficulties, and more than 20 shops in the area have reopened.\u201d
\nHe added: \u201cThe biggest challenge now is the lack of essential services, the collapse of hospitals and health centers, the spread of disease, soaring medicine prices, and the rising cost of living.\u201d<\/p>\n

International Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

On October 21, 2025, the International Organization for Migration reported that an estimated 2.7 million of the more than 3.77 million people displaced from Khartoum may return to the city despite harsh living conditions and limited services.
\nAcross Sudan, the organization recorded the return of 2.6 million people to their areas of origin during the same period\u2014nearly half of them children. This included more than two million internally displaced people, and 523,844 returning from abroad, mostly from Egypt, South Sudan, and Libya.<\/p>\n

Government Assurances<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Khartoum State Minister of Social Affairs, Siddiq Farini, revealed ongoing government efforts to meet the needs of the growing number of returnees, providing essential services such as water, electricity, medicine, and security.<\/p>\n

Farini told Asharq Al-Awsat that around 87 shelters had been established in Khartoum to host 15,000 displaced people from Darfur and 12,000 from North, West, and South Kordofan, ensuring their needs were addressed responsibly.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cOne of the most important decisions was appointing Sovereignty Council member Ibrahim Jaber to head the Higher Committee for Preparing the Environment for the Return of Citizens to Khartoum State. The committee was granted broad powers to restore essential services\u2014including water stations, electricity supply, and clearing war debris, which is present in volumes larger than what we see in movies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drones Threaten Returnees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farini said: \u201cKhartoum State is now targeted, as we\u2019ve seen in recent weeks with ordinary and strategic drones. Yet people are still returning from inside and outside Sudan to their homes and neighborhoods.\u201d
\nHe noted that health institutions are being rehabilitated, major hospitals revived, and Khartoum International Airport and other strategic facilities restored.<\/p>\n

Farini stressed that national, regional, and international organizations are working in close coordination, and that activity is returning to the capital. Neighborhoods are filling up again\u2014with Karari locality in northern Omdurman now having virtually no vacant homes and rents rising sharply.
\nHe added that social development centers have resumed providing psychological support for war-affected individuals, especially women who suffered severe abuses.<\/p>\n

He explained that \u201cthe Sudanese war is highly complex, with political, cultural, and profound psychological dimensions. Much of it was designed to inflict psychological damage\u2014its effects can last for years. The war sought to uproot people, attack their history, heritage, museums, and knowledge built over centuries\u2014foundations that shaped the Sudanese state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Farini affirmed that for the first time, agricultural, livestock, and horticultural products are entering Khartoum markets again, and security agencies are working to remove remaining obstacles.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe threat from the Rapid Support Forces\u2014supported by external actors\u2014still exists. We have moved from a threat to development and stability to a threat to existence itself. We are now in the phase of rebuilding the identity and structure of the Sudanese state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rehabilitating Service Centers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Khartoum State government spokesperson Tayeb Saad Al-Din said specialized authorities had begun initial operations involving clearing, sterilization, and recovery of bodies, followed by removing debris and reopening streets.<\/p>\n

He told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Higher Committee, led by Ibrahim Jaber, coordinated with the state government to prioritize repairing power stations and transmission lines. Residential areas and service facilities had consumed around 15,000 imported transformers.<\/p>\n

Saad Al-Din revealed major efforts to restore water stations and operate groundwater wells using solar power to provide safe drinking water.<\/p>\n

He added that public and private health institutions were heavily looted and vandalized, but the Ministry of Health had begun restoring service to many hospitals. Work is underway to reopen Ibrahim Malik, Al-Durra, and Al-Shaab hospitals in Khartoum; Ahmed Gasim Heart and Kidney Hospital in Bahri is partially functional; the Children\u2019s Hospital is operating; Bahri Teaching Hospital will soon resume operations; Haj Al-Safi Hospital is returning to service; and Omdurman Teaching Hospital and Al-Walidayn Eye Hospital are already operational.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are extensive efforts to improve sanitation, combat disease vectors, and address related risks,\u201d he added. \u201cThe health situation is now highly stable. Dengue fever was eliminated, and cholera was contained months ago. The health sector is entering a recovery phase.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saad Al-Din said road repairs have also begun, including filling potholes and resurfacing some streets. Bridges damaged by the war are being rehabilitated, though the road sector requires substantial funding, especially as Khartoum State has lost most of its revenue.<\/p>\n

He added that the state is seeking funding solutions with the Higher Committee. Other committees are working to reassert state authority, enhance security, remove armed groups and militias from the capital, regulate motorcycles that posed security threats, reopen police stations, increase patrols, and strengthen the security apparatus to ensure a safe environment for citizens returning to rebuild their lives.<\/p>\n

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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