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Millions of people returning to Khartoum are finding the Sudanese capital barely habitable, with widespread power cuts, destroyed buildings and piles of rubble across neighbourhoods. Residents who fled during the fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces are coming back to homes without electricity, water or basic services, raising questions about how the city can be rebuilt and whether displaced families can stay.

Millions of people returning to Sudan's capital are finding the city largely unlivable, with widespread power cuts and piles of rubble left by two years of war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. Returning residents face destroyed homes, no electricity, and minimal basic services, raising questions about how Khartoum can be rebuilt and whether displaced families can realistically stay.

The UN says the number of Sudanese fleeing into Chad has surged twentyfold as the war in Sudan continues and humanitarian funding runs dry. Aid agencies warn that camps along the border cannot cope with the influx, with food, water and shelter shortages worsening for hundreds of thousands of new arrivals. The crisis stems from the conflict between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has displaced millions since 2023.

Airstrikes struck several Sudanese cities as the country's army chief responded defiantly to a United States decision to deny him a visa, deepening tensions with Washington. The visa snub, tied to the army's conduct in the ongoing civil war with the Rapid Support Forces, has drawn international attention as fighting intensifies and the humanitarian crisis worsens.

Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has pledged to defeat the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, saying the campaign will continue 'no matter how long it takes'. The declaration underlines his refusal to seek a negotiated end to the civil war, which has displaced millions and created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises since fighting began in April 2023.

Drones linked to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces struck a fuel depot in El Gezira state, escalating the country's ongoing war. Both the RSF and the Sudanese army reported shooting down each other's drones in the same exchange. The strike raises concerns over fuel supplies and civilian infrastructure as fighting between the two sides continues to spread across central Sudan.