Elbagir returned to Sudan in 2015 after her studies to train as a journalist in the field for a year and half.[3][2] As of 2016[update], she was working as a freelance reporter in Khartoum and was a producer for Elephant Media.[1] Her works have been featured on HBO, Channel 4, BBC Africa, BBC Radio 4, CNN, The Financial Times and The Guardian.[8][9][10][11][12]