At a major crop market in el-Obeid, fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has cut arrivals to around 10% of pre-war levels, with January’s usual peak largely absent. Despite the army breaking an earlier siege, RSF blockades from Darfur and Kurdufan have driven up transport costs and hampered distribution; a drone strike also destroyed a warehouse, further reducing stocks. Al Jazeera’s Heba Morgan reports from el-Obeid, Sudan. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #SudanConflict #NorthKurdufan #elObeid #RapidSupportForces #FoodSecurityCrisis #CropMarket #SupplyRoutesBlocked #Darfur #DroneAttacks #WarehouseDestruction #AlJazeeraEnglish
Crop supply suffers in Sudan: Recent fighting affects market traders & production
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At a major crop market in el-Obeid, fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has cut arrivals to around 10% of pre-war levels, with January’s usual peak largely absent. Despite the army breaking an earlier siege, RSF blockades from Darfur and Kurdufan have driven up transport costs and hampered distribution; a drone strike also destroyed a warehouse, further reducing stocks. Al Jazeera’s Heba Morgan reports from el-Obeid, Sudan. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #SudanConflict #NorthKurdufan #elObeid #RapidSupportForces #FoodSecurityCrisis #CropMarket #SupplyRoutesBlocked #Darfur #DroneAttacks #WarehouseDestruction #AlJazeeraEnglish
