Khartoum post-publishing … an opportunity to rebuild and plan ✍️ d. ALAA IMAD AL -DIN AL -BADRI
Khartoum lives in a detailed moment in his history after the Sudanese armed forces completely announced the release of the state of rebellion and the return of security and stability in its streets and neighborhoods. This national achievement has met with great joy in the hearts of citizens, some of which have already started a trip to return home while others are still waiting for logistical and security arrangements which guarantee a safe and generous return.
What was achieved on the ground is a victory not only a soldier, but morally and at the national level, but the post-liberation phase is no less important than the battle itself, but also requires everyone a state and a society to move from the state of emergency to the planning and reconstruction stage with a long-term strategy.
The war revealed the fragility of certain infrastructures in the capital, as well as old questions on town planning, the distribution of the population and the balanced development between the center and the states. Before the war, Khartoum was the center of the political, administrative and economic weight of the State and in the hope of more than a third of the population of Sudan in the absence of equal services and development in many states.
Here, the question arises:
Let us return to the restoration of what was or we will take advantage of this moment for re-imagine the form of the capital and its role and even the form of all of Sudan?
From this point of view, it seems necessary that several future options are studied in a spirit of national responsibility and transparency, in particular:
• Reconidate the locations of the government and military seat within the capital and the possibility of benefiting from some of them in investment or development projects, in particular those overlooking the Nile interface.
• Consider the possibility of creating a new administrative capital which reduces the pressure of the pipe and redistributes roles.
• Launch of major projects to re-flow Khartoum according to modern and sustainable criteria that take into account population growth, climate change and societal structure.
• Activation of the role of the ministries concerned by infrastructure, town planning, investment, finance, health and education in addition to the private sector and chambers of commerce, to form a common vision for the rebirth of the capital.
In addition, reconstruction should not be limited to Khartoum alone, but a complete examination of state and work files to allow them by providing basic services, infrastructure and economic opportunities must be limited to a real development balance which reduces movement to capital and improves the stability of the company.
In this context, it may be useful to form a national strategic planning and reconstruction council which combines national experiences of various fields and works to formulate an integrated vision for the future of post-war Sudan. This advice should not replace existing institutions but rather a support tool that reflects the spirit of teamwork in the face of major challenges.
Military victory must be followed by a civilian victory and development that the citizen feels in his daily life and restores confidence in his state and his ability to respond to his aspirations, because true peace is not measured only at the end of battles, but by our ability to build a better reality that goes beyond the pre-war pre-warning towards a more bright and prosperous future.
