Sudan’s military-led government has returned to the country’s capital after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan.<\/p>\n
Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris told reporters on Sunday that the “government of hope” was officially back in Khartoum and would begin efforts to improve services for the city’s beleaguered residents.<\/p>\n
The military was forced out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) when civil war erupted between the two sides in 2023. The army recaptured it in a significant breakthrough last March.<\/p>\n
Khartoum has been recovering from years of fighting. Roughly five million fled the city at the height of the conflict, according to the UN.<\/p>\n
Those unwilling or unable to leave described a brutal RSF occupation, which included mass looting and fighters taking over civilian homes.<\/p>\n
Huge swathes of the city lie in ruins<\/a>. In October, UN official Ugochi Daniels reported that basic services were “barely functioning”.<\/p>\n On Sunday, Idris said the government would work on improving electricity, water, healthcare and education in Khartoum. <\/p>\n He also declared that 2026 would be a “year of peace” for Sudan, where at least 150,000 people have died since the war erupt.<\/p>\n The UN has described the situation as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and around 12 million people have been forced from their homes.<\/p>\n