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Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah and El Tayeb Siddig

Sudan export highway blockaded as protests stoked by trade woes

Egyptian trucks wait as the road between Sudan and Egypt is blocked by Resistance Committees, in Northern State, Sudan, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Hundreds of truck drivers are stuck in a blockade of a major export route out of Sudan into Egypt, hampering exports of camels and other livestock as opposition to a military takeover has fuelled festering grievances over trade.

The blockade of the route known as the Northern Artery by the protesters, using waves of rocks and other barriers to barricade the road, began last month after Sudan sharply raised electricity prices for farmers.

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