Sudan Government Returns to Khartoum After Nearly Three Years of War

Sudan’s government has returned to Khartoum after almost three years of civil war, beginning efforts to restore services amid widespread destruction.

Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris said on Sunday that the military-backed government has returned to the capital, Khartoum, nearly three years after relocating its wartime headquarters to Port Sudan.

Idris said the government has begun restoring basic services for residents affected by months of heavy fighting, marking a symbolic step toward normalcy in the battered capital.

The Sudanese government was forced to abandon Khartoum in April 2023 after civil war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The army recaptured Khartoum in March last year, paving the way for a gradual return of state institutions as reconstruction efforts slowly begin across the city.

The United Nations estimates that about five million residents fled Khartoum at the height of the conflict, leaving vast areas of the capital damaged or destroyed.

The war has killed at least 150,000 people nationwide, with the United Nations describing Sudan’s conflict as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, marked by mass displacement and widespread hunger.

Fighting broke out after a power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the RSF, with both sides accused of committing war crimes.

While authorities say 2026 will be a “year of peace” for Sudan, the scale of destruction in Khartoum and the fragile security situation underscore the long and uncertain road to recovery.

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