The southern ethnic groups fighting the civil war largely are followers of traditional indigenous religions or Christians.
Other missionaries based in Egypt travelled to Khartoum over the next decade and several schools and a hospital were opened.
Christians are mainly based in urban areas including Khartoum and Port Sudan, as well as the Nuba Mountains.
[3] In 2021, a member of the Episcopal Church of Sudan was arrested and ill-treated after criticizing officials for not allowing the rebuilding of a SCOC which was burnt down by arsonists.
In May 2023, during national unrest, the Anglican cathedral in Khartoum was seized by the RSF while an Evangelical church was bombed.