Sudan PM announces govt return to Khartoum from wartime capital

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows large plume of smoke and fire rising from fuel depot after what military sources told Reuters is a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone attack in Port Sudan targetting fuel storage facilities in Port Sudan, Sudan May 5, 2025. Sudan Ministry Of Energy And Petroleum/Handout via Reuters)
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Updated 11 January 2026
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Sudan PM announces govt return to Khartoum from wartime capital

  • “Today, we return, and the Government of Hope returns to the national capital,” Idris told reporters in Khartoum

KHARTOUM: Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday the government's return to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from its wartime capital of Port Sudan.

“Today, we return, and the Government of Hope returns to the national capital,” Idris told reporters in Khartoum, ravaged by the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

“We promise you better services, better healthcare and the reconstruction of hospitals, the development of educational services... and to improve electricity, water and sanitation services,” he said.