Sudanese journalist returns to newsrooms decimated by war

Sudanese journalist, Shamael Elnoor, inspects her room at home after it was destroyed, on her return to the ruins of a once-vibrant area housing newspaper publishing offices, highlighting concerns over an industry paralysed by the ongoing war, in the capital Khartoum, Sudan, August 30, 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -When journalist Shamael Elnoor left Sudan at the outbreak of war in 2023, Sudanese newspapers were already suffering under an economic crisis and the worldwide shift to digital news.

Then the fighting brought presses to an immediate standstill - leaving busy newsrooms in Khartoum empty and ransacked.