Khartoum - Post Report Question and Answers
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If this is not a directed tour for you, carefully weigh all the pros and cons and compare to other posts you are considering. Until the security stance changes, Khartoum is a challenge from every direction and you’ll want to be well-informed before choosing it. - Feb 2018
This is a post that presents a lot of challenges, but your memory has a way of filtering out all the difficulties that you had to deal with here. It's the kind of place you'll remember fondly in the distant future. - May 2017
Living in Sudan is so much better than I expected it to be. It certainly can be a challenge, but it is absolutely worth it. - Oct 2016
Khartoum was definitely an experience for us. It's not as horrible as people back in DC make it out to be. As long as your patient, and have a sense of adventure, you can have a really good time in Khartoum. Be sure to take advantage of the places you can travel to relatively cheaply from Khartoum- Cairo, Addis Ababa, Amman, Dubai... - Jun 2011
It's nicer here than people say. - Apr 2010
Khartoum is a hardship post in many ways, but I met very kind, warm people; and at the end of the day, it's the people you meet along the way that will make or break your stay. - May 2009
Expats, apart from missionaries and volunteers, automatically join the ranks of the relatively wealthy, and can live accordingly. However, this is a very poor, hopelessly fragmented and badly managed country. Whilst the rich live extremely well, they (and we) are surrounded by many others who are simply struggling to survive. It is also extremely hot most of the time and the materials things which help to make life easier are constantly breaking down. So, whilst I in no way regret our two years there, life does tend to be extremely exhausting both psychologically and physically. - Sep 2008
