Sudan Faces Fuel Shortage Crisis

Khartoum is suffering from a severe fuel crisis that has led to long queues in front of fuel stations. The price of a gallon of gasoline inside stations has reached approximately 37,000 Sudanese pounds, while in the black market it has risen to about 60,000 pounds. Similarly, a gallon of diesel sells for 45,000 pounds inside stations and 56,000 pounds in the black market. The exchange rate has also soared, with the dollar officially at 5,000 pounds and around 8,000 pounds in the parallel market. The crisis is directly impacting citizens' lives, causing delays in getting to work, significantly increasing transportation costs, and degrading living standards—especially amid rising fuel prices, dwindling strategic reserves, external factors such as geopolitical tensions and war, which have reduced local production, increased transportation costs, and driven up oil prices. The government affirms that supplies are available and attributes the crisis to fluctuations and slowdowns in purchasing activities. It is making efforts to stabilize the market, but weak oversight and the country's heavy reliance on imports make the market more vulnerable to external and internal crises.

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