AYA IBRAHIM

Sudan- On March 28, 2025, the Sudanese army announced that it regained control of Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces, paving the way for displaced people to return to their city. Sudanese women are getting ready to return to Khartoum.

 Non Abdel Munim Azim, a university student in Sudan, was displaced from Khartoum to Amna after the civil war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces began. “When I heard that Khartoum was retaken, I felt very happy,” she told NuJINHA. “We were happy because we could return to our previous lives.”

Non Abdel Munim Azim wonders how she will cope with the new situation after returning to Khartoum and the consequences of the conflict. “But for us, it’s better than being away from our homes.”

‘We do not know what we will find in our homes’

The civil war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces began on April 15, 2023, displacing million people. Leaving their homes was not an easy decision for them. Since the regaining control of Khartoum by the Sudanese army, they think of returning to their homes after about two years of displacement.

“We were displaced from Omdurman seven months after the outbreak of the conflict,” said Shahinda Qamar. “I had to leave my home because my children were in fear due to the sounds of bullets and artillery,” she told us. “We want to return to our homes but there are calls saying not to return until what was destroyed is rebuilt. We do not know what we will find in our homes but we are optimistic that Khartoum will be better than before.”

‘We are looking forward to returning’

Malath Nasr Eldin, a dentist displaced from the Jabra neighborhood of Khartoum, resisted not to leave her home, “However, we were forced to flee. We received the news of the liberation of Khartoum with joy. Now, we are looking forward to returning to our homes.”

The bloody conflict in Sudan has killed thousands and displaced 12 million people. More than three and a half million people have fled Khartoum since the beginning of the war. Nearly 70% of Sudanese displaced people are women and children, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).