Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Bikes and bakeries are back: War-torn Khartoum struggles to rebuild
Government forces retook the capital city from rebel troops in April. Now comes the task of rebuilding what was once a bustling metropolis on the Nile.
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Sudan’s army recapture presidential palace in Khartoum
Sudan’s army has taken control of the presidential palace in Khartoum, in a major turning point during the war. The palace and the capital had been occupied by the Rapid Support Force paramilitary since the start of the war, but over the last year the army have been making gradual gains.
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Here’s what life is like in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war
The Sudanese city of Omdurman lives in the shadow of war, facing daily shelling and battered medical services. But some people are trying to eke out a return to life, however precarious.
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Why Sudan is being called a ‘humanitarian desert’
An emergency coordinator from Doctors Without Borders has seen crises around the world but says she’s never seen anything like this. A new report from the aid group underscores her assessment.
