SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga – High fuel prices lead to water shortages in Darfur camp

19/2/2020: Radio Dabanga – High fuel prices lead to water shortages in Darfur camp

 Radio Dabanga report on the impact of the fuel crisis in Darfur.

 Two out of seven water well pumps in South Darfur’s Gireida camp for the internally displaced are not functioning, leading to long waiting lines, high prices and water shortages.Diesel and petrol is also being sold at four times the price usually sold.

 The residents of Kutum in North Darfur also complain about high prices for fuel and consumer goods, with diesel is four times as expensive at the market than at petrol stations, and petrol twelve times as expensive. The high fuel prices led to increased costs for transportation.