Overview

• Prime Minister Kamil Idris made his first visit to Khartoum since taking office in May and pledged as much as $350 billion for the capital’s reconstruction
• He toured the city’s ruined airport, major bridges, water facilities and the Al-Jaili oil refinery to assess damage and outline repair priorities
• Khartoum authorities have begun clearing unexploded ordnance, burying bodies and restoring basic services to pave the way for civilian returns
• The government estimates the nationwide cost of rebuilding at $700 billion and expects Khartoum to account for roughly half of that total
• The broader humanitarian crisis persists with more than 10 million internally displaced, four million refugees and widespread food insecurity and a cholera outbreak in the capital