00:00Not much petrol to be had at pumps in Sudan.
00:03The country is grappling with a fuel shortage driven by global oil disruptions tied to the
00:08Middle East conflict and by domestic import restrictions.
00:13This has impacted public transport, freight and factory production, while higher transport
00:18costs have pushed up food prices for ordinary people.
00:23The impact is big for both drivers and commuters.
00:29The movement of goods and people has stopped and the market is totally paralyzed.
00:33We need solutions, not promises.
00:36Prime Minister Kamil Idris has ordered extra supplies of petroleum products to service stations
00:42to ease shortages and improve availability.
00:45But analysts point to deeper challenges.
00:49Sudan's fuel crisis has two reasons.
00:52One is a global factor and the other a domestic one.
00:56Domestic challenges include the prolonged shutdown of the Al-Jayyib refinery, foreign exchange shortages
01:01and difficulties financing fuel imports.
01:03Amid the ongoing civil war, the supply crunch has driven a surge in black market fuel trade
01:08across government-held areas.
01:09The
