PM vows to rebuild Khartoum on visit to war-torn capital

Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris pledged to rebuild Khartoum, ravaged by more than two years of war, as he made his first visit to the capital since assuming office in May.

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Touring Khartoum’s destroyed infrastructure earlier, the new premier outlined mass repair projects in anticipation of the return of at least some of the over 3.5 million people who fled the violence.

“Khartoum will return as a proud national capital,” Idris said, according to Sudan's state news agency.

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, who appointed Idris, landed on Saturday at Khartoum's airport, recaptured by the army in March after nearly two years of occupation by their rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

The war between the Sudanese army and the RSF began in the heart of the capital in April 2023, quickly tearing the city apart.