Photos from across Sudan show how ordinary life continues as fighting between the national army and paramilitary forces enters its fourth year. The gallery documents civilians adapting to shortages, displacement and disrupted services nationwide. Through market scenes, makeshift shelters and small everyday moments, the images highlight resilience and community support amid ongoing conflict.
Sudan in Pictures: Daily Life and Resilience as War Enters Its Fourth Year
A minibus drives past an empty checkpoint where a mannequin dressed as a soldier stands in downtown Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Photos from across Sudan document how daily life continues even as fighting between the national army and paramilitary forces moves into its fourth year. This curated photo gallery captures people coping with shortages, displacement and the everyday challenges of a protracted conflict.
The images show civilians queuing for food and water, working in markets, seeking medical care, and sheltering in makeshift homes. They reflect the nationwide humanitarian and social impact of the conflict while also highlighting smaller moments of normalcy: children playing, vendors opening stalls and neighbors helping one another.
Gallery Highlights
Human Resilience: Portraits of families and individuals adapting to hardship and maintaining routines despite insecurity.
Widespread Disruption: Scenes of displacement, strained services and shortages that affect communities across Sudan.
Everyday Moments: Visual vignettes that capture work, schooling and daily chores continuing amid the crisis.
A visual record of endurance, adaptation and the human faces of a country enduring prolonged conflict.
This gallery was curated by AP photo editors. Captions and credits accompany each image to provide context.
Children play pool in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A bus drives past a hotel destroyed during the war in downtown Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A child sits inside a bus, in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A man walks along a street damaged during the war in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A street vendor sells fuel in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The wreckage of an armored pickup truck is pictured in the lobby of a hotel destroyed during the war in downtown Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Men work in downtown Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A woman walks along a street in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Children enjoy an amusement park in downtown Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A street vendor sells candy and balloons in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Tuk-tuk drivers cross an intersection in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A boy is seen through the wreckage of a car in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Abubakr Alsawi, right, waits during the exhumation of his brother Mohammed Alsawi, 73, who was killed in 2023 by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Forensic Medicine Corporation staffers exhume the body of Mohammed Alsawi, 73, who was killed in 2023 by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Graves that have overflowed onto the sidewalk of a street in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A man pushes his bicycle through a checkpoint in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
View of the war-damaged Corinthia Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A man walks on the rooftop of the Sheikh GaribAllah Mosque damaged during the war in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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