Sudan's Khartoum a ghost town after military coup

Key Points:

• One year after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) retook Khartoum, much of the city remains devastated, with significant destruction to infrastructure and ongoing conflict across the country, fueling the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
• The civil war, primarily between SAF led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, is complicated by multiple militias, armed tribes, and foreign powers backing different sides, with little effective international intervention.
• Humanitarian aid is severely hampered by political manipulation, bureaucratic obstacles, and security risks, while millions face displacement, disease outbreaks, and widespread trauma, including sexual violence and child soldier recruitment.
• Despite the devastation, Sudanese activists, health workers, and civilians are striving to provide aid, rebuild health services, and maintain community cohesion, emphasizing that solutions must come from within Sudan itself.
• The SAF-controlled government and many Sudanese remain committed to stabilizing the country, but the future is uncertain, with many citizens, including those working for peace, contemplating whether they can remain amid ongoing violence and instability.