Sudan war shatters infrastructure, costly rebuild needed
A member of the Sudanese army looks at the wreckage of a destroyed Sudan Airways plane at Khartoum airport on March 27, 2025, after the military recaptured it from the Rapid Support Forces.
Destroyed bridges, blackouts, empty water stations and looted hospitals across Sudan bear witness to the devastating impact on infrastructure from two years of war.
Authorities estimate hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of reconstruction would be needed. Yet there is little chance of that in the short-term given continued fighting and drone attacks on power stations, dams and fuel depots.
