Nyala / El Gedaref — Prices of essential commodities have climbed rapidly in the markets of Nyala in South Darfur in the run-up to the annual inter-school competitions, which sees an influx of school students from across the state.
A woman from Nyala told Radio Dabanga that the price of a consumer bag of onions has risen in two months from SDG 25 (*$0.52) to SDG 150 ($3.15), a sack of onions from SDG 600 ($12.65) to SDG 3,600 ($76), while the price for a bottle of groundnut oil has risen in ten days from SDG 35 ($0.75) to SDG 55 ($1,15).
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