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Sudan's heartland city limps back to life after army recapture

People walk past damaged buildings in Wad Madani, which was retaken by the Sudanese army a month earlier, in Sudan's al-Jazira state on February 11, 2025. [AFP]

In a bustling market in central Sudan, vegetable seller Ahmed al-Obeid dusts off his wooden stall, carefully arranging fresh cucumbers and tomatoes in neat piles as customers cautiously return.

Just weeks ago, this market in the central Sudanese city of Wad Madani lay mostly deserted. Traders had shuttered their shops, gripped by fear of the paramilitaries who controlled the city.

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