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Post Report of the Day

Khartoum, Sudan

Is this a good city for single people? For couples? For families? Why or why not?

Couples with no kids and singles definitely. With such a large UN and NGO presence in Sudan, there's a social scene.

What is the availability of international schools? What has been your general experience with them, if any?

Currently, Khartoum is a partially unaccompanied post so no one under 21 comes here. However, the Khartoum American School is phenomenal if children are allowed at post again.