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Sudan Food Prices Jump 55%, Households Struggle to Eat

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Khartoum households cannot afford daily food as prices outpace earnings.
Tea seller Rasha Abdelaziz Musa spends about 40,000 pounds ($4) on food daily, not covering rent.
Urban food prices rose 55% year-on-year in September, up from 40% in August.
Sudan’s economy contracted 29% in 2023 and a further 14% in 2024 because of the war.

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Khartoum households cannot afford daily food as prices outpace earnings.
Tea seller Rasha Abdelaziz Musa spends about 40,000 pounds ($4) on food daily, not covering rent.
Urban food prices rose 55% year-on-year in September, up from 40% in August.
Sudan’s economy contracted 29% in 2023 and a further 14% in 2024 because of the war.