Bangladesh, Dec. 7 -- Sudans war has not ended, yet the country is already rebuilding. Amid active frontlines, mass displacement, and a humanitarian collapse, reconstruction has begun – but not as a neutral exercise in recovery. In Sudan today, reconstruction is political. It is a contest for power, a reordering of space, and a preview of the conflicts to come. What the government builds, where it builds, and whom it chooses to include are not administrative decisions. They are acts of authority. And in a country fractured by decades of marginalization, these choices will shape the next chapter of Sudans instability.

Sudans rebuilding has taken on an uneven, fragmented character. The capital region, Greater Khartoum – particu...