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Sudan War Series – Article 07

Capital, Conflict, and the New Sudan: The Politics of Permanent Displacement

The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K)Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC)andAfrican Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced,  highlight their own experiences, the unique dynamisms within the larger communities affected by war, and readings of their possible futures.

Article 07 by Tahany Maalla

Sudan’s displacement crisis can be explored through many lenses, but one reality dominates: how does an entire country of displaced people function? Sudan is the world’s largest displacement crisis. A third of those displaced hail from Khartoum; the capital once projected to rank among Africa’s top megacities by 2100. This trajectory reflected decades of rapid urbanization, a process inseparable from Sudan’s history of poverty and wartime mobility. As of March 2025, nearly two years into the current war, the International Organization for Migration reports a 2.4 percent decline in internally displaced persons (IDPs) – the first decrease since April 2023 – as some begin returning to areas reclaimed by the Sudan Armed Forces.

These returnees will face the realities of a transformed Khartoum. In addition to the devastated homes, livelihoods, public services, and infrastructure, the war in Sudan has also deprived the city of the economic and political functions it played prior to 2023. “Return” does not mark displacement’s end but reveals its enduring grip. Those coming back confront a fractured political reality, where the systems they once navigated no longer exist. Displacement, in this sense, becomes a permanent reordering – not merely a pause in ordinary life.

Read the full article here by Tahany Maalla.


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
cedejsudan (17 juillet 2025). Sudan War Series – Article 07. Researching Sudan - A perspective on contemporary Sudan. Consulté le 7 mars 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/14dmz


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