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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan's Coup-hit Economy in Free Fall as Prices Bite

People watch as protesters in northern Sudan block a key trade route between Egypt and their country following a dramatic increase of electricity tariffs - AFP

Sudanese schoolteacher Babiker Mohamed barely covers his family's needs with his meagre income, but since last year's military coup he no longer knows if he can even keep afloat.

Like many in Sudan, Mohamed has been grappling with shortages in basic goods, as well as new taxes and steep price hikes on fuel, electricity and food since an October military coup led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, AFP said.

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