Khartoum’s slow recovery amid cautious return
War-damaged Khartoum sees uneven recovery as residents weigh return amid fragile services and economy.
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War-damaged Khartoum sees uneven recovery as residents weigh return amid fragile services and economy.
![The war has destroyed and damaged many buildings in central Khartoum [Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/56fgh-1779026469-1779167934.webp?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








Sudan claims it has evidence that four drone attacks have been launched from Ethiopia with UAE-supplied drones.
Data from satellites shows how Sudan’s war devastated its farming heartland, triggering a unprecedented hunger crisis.
The attack, the second in a week, follows months of relative calm in the city after government forces regained control.
Aid agencies warn that time is running out to avoid an ‘irreversible humanitarian catastrophe’.
Families in Sudan face hunger and displacement during war with millions dependent on limited and inconsistent aid.
Hundreds of women and children among those detained by the rebel group, says Sudan Doctors Network.
Measles kills 70 in East Darfur’s Labado in a few weeks as healthcare collapse leaves families without medicines.
Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the Strait of Hormuz closure will hit crop yields, UNDP chief warns.
Returnees find chronic need for investment with homes, water supplies, health provision, electricity ‘heavily damaged’.
US accuses Iranian citizen of brokering arms deals, including for drones and ammunition, with Sudan Ministry of Defence.