I’ve been waiting for this for two years, and it’s not a celebration, it doesn’t feel like a big homecoming.”

The young woman’s voice trembles slightly. She looks straight ahead and shakes her head as she tries to find the words, before turning to the camera to continue.

“It just feels like this is so unnecessary, so preventable. And now, we’re just going back to the ruins.”

A single tear tracks down her cheek.

The woman speaking is Yousra Elbagir, the Africa correspondent for Sky News and a recent recipient of the International Women’s Media Foundation’s 2025 Courage in Media Awards.