Economic pain grips Sudan in Ramadan despite basic income rollout
By Reuters
06 May 2021 |
11:00 am
Many Sudanese are cutting down on groceries for Ramadan feasts this year as acute inflation blunts the impact of a donor-funded scheme to pay most citizens a basic monthly income.
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