October 03, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Pound Declines Further As Dollar Exchange Rates Rise Again
The Sudanese Pound (SDG) once again faced a significant depreciation against foreign currencies this week. Exchange rates for the US Dollar surged, with reports indicating prices… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Pound 'Collapses' Against Hard Currencies As CBOS Limits Bank Transfers
The Sudanese Pound (SDG) has recorded an 'unprecedented collapse' against foreign currencies in the parallel market, as the Dollar sold for more than SDG900. The Bank of Khartoum… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Africa: Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia Resume Negotiations On GERD
Negotiations between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed on Saturday. The head of the Ethiopian delegation said that the meeting will… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Sudan: South Kordofan Traders Resort to South Sudanese Pound As Banks Are Closed
Merchants and vendors at the markets of South Kordofan have resorted to barter trade and dealing with South Sudanese currency, because of the persisting liquidity crisis in the… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Sudan: Country in 'Depths of Economic Abyss' - Analyst
In an interview with Radio Dabanga, economic analyst Kamal Karrar said that the continuation of the war for more than five months caused the country's overall economic collapse. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Sudan: Conflict Causes Daily Economic Loss of $80 Million - Economist
Sudanese economist Haisam Fathi estimates the daily costs of the violent conflict that erupted between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15,… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Activist Warns of 'Dire Consequences' of Toxic Gold Extraction
A workshop held by Sudan's Ministry of Minerals and the Sudanese Company for Mineral Materials earlier this week in Port Sudan, ignored environmental studies that ensure health and… Read more »
September 11, 2023
East Africa: Sudanese Experts Decry Ethiopia's 4th Filling of GERD As a 'Water Bomb'
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which Ethiopia says is now full, has been denounced by Sudanese commentators as 'a water bomb'. Concerned international experts predict… Read more »
Sudan: Central Bank of Sudan to Return to Siraj Payments System
The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) has announced that it will return to working via the Total Instant Settlements System (Siraj), making the system available to all banks and dealers… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Sudan: Dollar Exchange Rates Increase in Sudan
The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Sudanese pound recorded a significant increase following a rise in the demand last week - while a sharp decrease in exports since war… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Sudan: Levies Imposed Along Kordofan's Highways Strangle Supply Lines
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) units and other armed groups are imposing hefty levies on the roads connecting North Kordofan with West Kordofan, threatening to disrupt the supply of… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Sudan: Economist Forecasts 70% Drop in Country's Revenue
Financial analyst Abdelazim El Amawi forecasted a 70 per cent drop in Sudan's economic revenue, owing to the dire economic consequences of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Sudan: Fuel Crisis Deepens Healthcare Woes in Port Sudan
Port Sudan's faltering healthcare system confronted a crisis earlier this week with the death of a 36-year-old kidney failure patient, a result of a power outage due to… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Sudan: RSF Pages Removed From Facebook 'For Violating the Policy of Dangerous Organisations and Individuals'
Facebook's owner Meta has removed the official pages of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and its leader Lt Gen Mohamed 'Hemedti' Dagalo, as well as other accounts related to the… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Sudan: Sudan MSC Overrules Proposed Fuel Price Increase
A member of Sudan's Sovereignty Council (MSC), Lt Gen Shamseldin Kabbashi, has overruled a decision by the acting Minister of Energy to increase fuel prices in the war-torn… Read more »
August 07, 2023
Sudan: Airstrikes On Republican Palace, Civil Servants Await Salaries While Oil Ministry Raises Fuel Prices
Fighting between the Sudan Armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, with the air force attacking the Republican Palace in central Khartoum. Six… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Sudan: Clashes Near Um Ruwaba, Airstrikes On Khartoum, Companies Report Financial Losses
An unknown number of people were killed in clashes between an army force and members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Um Ruwaba in North Kordofan on Tuesday. Fighting between… Read more »
July 27, 2023
Sudan: UK Targets Russia's Wagner Group in New Sudan Sanctions
The British government has selected five new targets for sanctions in Sudan, including three companies that they allege are a front for the Russian Wagner Group. According to an… Read more »
July 23, 2023
Sudan: Banking System 'Teeters On Collapse'
Sudanese economists have issued a stark warning about the nation's banking system, which they say is facing a "severe decline and may collapse entirely". The ongoing war between… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Trade Union Front Demands Payment of Civil Servants' Dues
The Sudanese Trade Union Front (TUF) demands from the Ministry of Finance to make the necessary arrangements to pay the delayed salaries to the civil servants in the country. The… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Sudan: Severe Water and Power Supply Problems Due to Fighting
Many power and water stations in Sudan are unable to operate due to the war as spare parts are scarce, maintenance cannot be carried out in unsafe conditions, and staff has fled.… Read more »
Sudan: Cost of Economic Loss, Looted Property Totals U.S.$49 Billion - Economists
Sudanese economists estimate the economic loss caused by the ongoing war over the past three months at $9 billion, or roughly $100 million per day, while the value of property and… Read more »
July 16, 2023
Sudan: UK Places Sanctions on Six Companies
The UK sanctioned six companies they say belong to the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday. In a statement by… Read more »
July 04, 2023
Sudan: Military Spending Through the Roof While Economy Grinds to a Halt - Party Leader
Siddig El Sadig El Mahdi, leading member of the National Umma Party (NUP) warned of the economic impact of the ongoing war in Sudan and said that the daily military spending… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Sudan: The Apps That Aid Solidarity Among Sudanese
Despite more than two months of suffering, the war has highlighted the great solidarity amongst Sudanese people through countless initiatives aimed at mitigating the humanitarian… Read more »