Hope on the front lines: What we saw during our return to Sudan Yoichiro Ishihara February 24, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/africacan/hope-on-the-front-lines-what-we-saw-during-our-return-to-sudan In December 2025, a small team from the World Bank touched down in Port Sudan, the interim capital of the de facto government. It was a quiet but significant milestone: our first visit to the country since the devastating conflict began in April 2023. © 2026 World Bank Group,