Between Memories and Destruction: A Resident Inspects His Home After the War
Displaced by the war to Atbara, Muath returns to inspect his damaged home in Abu Rof, Old Omdurman. Archival photographs taken on ( 15 April 2024 ) document the destruction left behind by the conflict and its impact on residents’ homes and everyday life.
Muath inspects his damaged home in Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024, after the fighting in the area had subsided. Photo credit: Abdalrzag Saif Alden/Pan African News Media (PANM).
OMDURMAN, SUDAN — Muath is a resident of Abu Rof, one of the oldest and most historically significant neighbourhoods in Old Omdurman, in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.
Muath inspects his damaged home in Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024, after the fighting in the area had subsided. — Abdalrzag Saif Alden / PANMMuath inspects his damaged home in Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024, after the fighting in the area had subsided. — Abdalrzag Saif Alden / PANMMuath inspects his damaged home in Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024, amid widespread destruction caused by the war. Debris and damaged furniture are scattered across the courtyard. — Abdalrzag Saif Alden / PANMMuath inspects his damaged home in Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024, after the fighting in the area had subsided. — Abdalrzag Saif Alden / PANMin Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024, amid the destruction caused by the war. — Abdalrzag Saif Alden / PANM
After being displaced to Atbara, in River Nile State, Muath returned to inspect his home alongside several other residents. Like many others, he had been forced to flee as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces intensified in the area. The Sudanese government describes the Rapid Support Forces as rebel forces.
Muath inspects his damaged home in Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024, after the fighting in the area had subsided. — Abdalrzag Saif Alden / PANMRemnants of an unexploded projectile lie on the ground at a damaged home in Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024. — Abdalrzag Saif Alden / PANMResidents sit under the shade of a tree in Abu Rof neighbourhood, Old Omdurman, Sudan, on 15 April 2024, amid the war’s impact on the area. — Abdalrzag Saif Alden / PANM
These archival photographs were taken on 15 April 2024, after the situation in the area had calmed. They document the condition of Muath’s home, revealing the destruction left behind by the conflict. The images provide a visual record of the damage to residential property and the impact of the fighting on everyday life in Old Omdurman.
