Residents of Tuti (a small island at the confluence of the Blue and White Niles, at the heart of Khartoum) are slowly returning home after nearly two years of isolation imposed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that occupied much of the Sudanese capital following the outbreak of war in April 2023. The RSF, which controlled the island's bridges and boats, requisitioned homes and detained locals who resisted their rule, leaving behind gutted properties stripped of doors, windows, and belongings. Of the island's pre-war population of over 4,000, only a few hundred have returned, many facing extreme poverty — one resident reported earning roughly two euros a day selling fruit to feed his family.