Collapsing currency and inflation leave families struggling in Sudan
Rising bread, sugar and meat prices strain Sudanese households already grappling with war and economic instability.

Rising bread, sugar and meat prices strain Sudanese households already grappling with war and economic instability.

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UN Interim Security Force for Abyei strengthens security on the ground after days of deadly fighting.
Regional analysts highlight the growing security alignment between Cairo and Riyadh amid escalating Red Sea tensions.
Dozens of artisanal miners have been killed after a series of adjoining mining shafts collapsed.
Without immediate donations, shelter and aid relief supplies could be depleted by the end of the month, says IOM.
Houthi control of Bab al-Mandeb chokes Suez Canal revenues, triggers refugee flows, and exposes regional security gaps.
Sudan’s UN ambassador said a total arms embargo goes against the UN Charter that guarantees a right to self-defence.
Insufficient aid and shelter increase hardship for displaced in Tawila, as malnutrition and disease spread rapidly.

The UN says Uganda hosts more than 96,000 Sudanese refugees, but a programme intends to fly at least 1,300 people home.

An RSF drone attack on a court in Sudan’s North Kordofan state has killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 20.
More than a third of Sudan’s health facilities are nonoperational as aid cuts deepen crisis, medical charity says.