Sudan: Eid Approaches, Food Prices Rise in Sudan

17 August 2018

Nyala / Kassala — Costs for food have gone up in several Sudanese states, while many government employees in South Darfur state have not received their salary for July. The situation has caused long queues in front of ATMs in Kassala.

Lawyer Adam Sharif in South Darfur described the economic situation in Nyala as bad. "People are severely suffering in order to live in the lowest level possible." The price for a sack of millet here has risen to SDG3,000 ($107*), a sack of charcoal now costs SDG250 ($8.90) and a kilogram of meat costs SDG250 - at a time minimum wage that is not exceeding SDG600 ($21.30) according to Sharif.

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