Sudanese Residents Report No Compensation For Um Al-Qura Home Removals

Residents in the Um Al-Qura area of northern Khartoum reported that authorities removed their homes without prior notice or alternative housing. The campaign aims to clear these specific zones, according to the report. Local authorities demolished a home in the Um Al-Qura Al-Waka'a area north of Khartoum. The woman reported being left without shelter or alternatives after the demolition. Authorities cited the house was built in an unplanned area as the reason for the action. The incident occurs amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Government-led campaigns to remove informal settlements in the capital have resulted in the demolition of hundreds of residential units. The military control follows a period of urban restructuring in the city. The Middle East newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that these demolitions are proceeding despite objections from local residents. One resident, Hawa, returned to her home in the Um Al-Qura Al-Wakaa area north of Khartoum with her children after two years of displacement caused by the war in Sudan. Despite government assurances that affected residents would be provided with replacement housing, locals claim no such measures have been implemented for decades. The issue of informal housing in the capital remains a subject of political and social debate.