Return to Khartoum: War, loss and hope
Mohanad Hashim returns home to a fabled city wrecked by war
Since 2023, Sudan has been engulfed by a brutal civil war. More than 150,000 people have been killed and millions have been displaced. The war began as a power struggle between the Sudanese military and the powerful paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The capital Khartoum was the epicentre of the conflict. Millions fled as fighting wrecked the city. In 2025, the Sudanese military finally retook the capital from the RSF. One year on, Mohanad Hashim returns home to Khartoum to see how life is slowly returning to the battered city.
Reporter: Mohanad Hashim
Producer: Alex Last
Sound mix: Neil Churchill
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Series Editor: Penny Murphy
(Image: Boy walks past buildings pockmarked by bullets and shrapnel in downtown Khartoum. Credit: Alex Last/BBC)
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- Tue 12 May 202601:32GMTBBC World Service
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