Qiimaha shidaalka oo kor u kacay: shaqaalaha Suudaan oo culeys ku noqday safarka iyo nolol maalmeedka
Darawal bas yar iyo shaqaale nadiifin ah oo sheegay in kharashka gaadiidka uu sii xaddiday dakhligooda
Qiimaha shidaalka iyo yaraanta shidaalka ayaa culeys ku noqday shaqaalaha iyo ganacsatada Suudaan, iyadoo darawallo iyo shaqaale kale ay sheegeen in kharashka safarka uu sii xaddiday dakhligooda iyo awooddooda shaqo.
Darawalka baska yar ee Port Sudan oo waqti badan ku lumiya safka shidaalka
Azhari Mohamed, oo 60 jir ah oo bas yar ku shaqeeya Port Sudan, wuxuu shaqeeyaa laga bilaabo 6 subaxnimo ilaa 9 habeenimo, isagoo toddoba safar maalintii ku sameeya inta u dhaxaysa xaafadda Shagar iyo bartamaha magaalada. Baskiisu wuxuu isticmaalaa saddex gallon (11 litir) oo batrool ah maalintii, taasoo ku kacda qiyaastii 105,000 oo pound oo Suudaani ah maalintii.
Yaraanta shidaalka awgeed, Azhari wuxuu hadda laba maalmood ku qaataa waddada, maalinta saddexaadna wuxuu ku qaataa safka shidaalka, isagoo mararka qaarkood in ka badan shan saacadood sugaya. Wuxuu sheegay in aanay shaqadu sii socon karin sababtoo ah yaraanta shidaalka, isagoo xusay in lacagta rakaabka aanay dabooli karin kharashka gaadiidka iyo nolol maalmeedka qoyskiisa.
Shaqaale nadiifin ah oo maalmo shaqo dhimatay kharashka safarka awgeed
Aziza Ibrahim, oo 38 jir ah oo nadiifin ka shaqaysa xaafadda Umm al-Qura ee Port Sudan, ayaa maalmaha shaqada u dhimatay saddex maalmood toddobaadkii sababtoo ah kharashka safarka oo sarreeya. Waxay sheegtay in ay saddex maalmood toddobaadkii shaqada tagto si ay u yareyso kharashka gaadiidka, waxayna u baahan tahay 11,000 oo pound maalintii safarka labada dhinac ee u dhaxaysa gurigeeda iyo goobta shaqada.
Kharashka gaadiidka ayaa hadda qaata ku dhow nus ka mid ah mushaharkeeda bishii oo ah 400,000 oo pound, halka daaweynta qaalisan ee xanuunka sokorowga ay culeys kale ku tahay. Safarka ka hor dagaalka wuxuu ka qaadi jiray 700 oo pound qofkiiba, laakiin hadda wuxuu gaarayaa 2,500 oo pound waddooyinka qaarkood, halka waddooyinka kale ay qaadaan 2,000 oo pound.
Ganacsato iyo falanqeeye oo ka hadlay sababaha iyo saameynta
Ahmed al-Haj, oo ganacsato ku ah suuqa Omdurman oo iibiya alaabta daryeelka maqaarka, ayaa sheegay in qiimaha tamarta oo sarreeya uu saameyn ku leeyahay dhammaan qaybaha ganacsigiisa. Wuxuu sheegay in alaabta ceeriin ee uu iibiyo ay tahay mid la soo dejiyo, isagoo xusay in qiimaha naaftada iyo batroolka oo sarreeya uu kordhiyay kharashka gaadiidka tonkiiba 30 ilaa 50 boqolkiiba.
Falanqeeyaha dhaqaalaha Sidi Ohaj ayaa sheegay in shuruudaha dowladda ee ku wajahan shirkadaha soo dejiya batroolka ay qayb ka qaateen yaraanta, isagoo xusay in shirkadaha qaarkood aanay buuxin shuruudaha taasoo keentay in ay ka baxaan suuqa. Wuxuu kaloo sheegay in sii socoshada dagaalka, gaar ahaan weerarrada diyaaradaha aan duuliyaha lahayn ee khatarta ku ah kaabayaasha, ay tahay mid ka mid ah caqabadaha ugu waaweyn ee qaybta shidaalka.
A minibus driver in Port Sudan queues more than five hours for petrol, while a cleaner cuts her working days to afford the trip.
Fuel shortages and rising prices in Sudan are straining workers and businesses, from a Port Sudan minibus driver who now spends a third day queuing for petrol to a cleaner who has cut her working days to afford the journey.
A driver's long days and longer queues
Azhari Mohamed, a 60-year-old minibus driver in Port Sudan, works from 6am to 9pm, making seven trips a day from the Shagar neighbourhood to the city centre and back. His minibus uses three gallons (11 litres) of petrol a day, costing him about 105,000 Sudanese pounds ($11.30 a day, according to Sudan's parallel-market exchange rate).
Because of fuel shortages, he now spends two days on the road and a third day queuing for fuel, sometimes waiting more than five hours in line. After subtracting his vehicle's operating costs, he has just 50,000 Sudanese pounds ($5.40) left a day, barely enough for his family, including his wife and a daughter at university.
Higher fares and a shorter working week
A gallon (3.8 litres) of petrol now costs 40,000 Sudanese pounds ($4.30) in Gazira State, south of Khartoum, while in Port Sudan it is 35,000 pounds ($3.80) a gallon. Sudan's Transport Chambers Union this month raised intercity bus fares by 40% and minibus fares by 30%.
Aziza Ibrahim, a 38-year-old cleaner from the Umm al-Qura neighbourhood of Port Sudan, has cut her work days to three times a week because of high travel costs. Before the war, a journey from her home to the main transport station in the city centre cost 700 Sudanese pounds ($0.08) per passenger; fares have since risen to 2,500 pounds ($0.27) on some routes, while others charge 2,000 pounds ($0.22).
War damage and import rules hit supply
Transport costs now consume nearly half of Aziza Ibrahim's monthly salary of 400,000 pounds ($43), while costly treatment for her diabetes is another financial burden. According to the United Nations Development Programme, the war has pushed average incomes in Sudan back to levels last seen in the 1990s.
Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began on April 15, 2023. The World Bank has reported that attacks on the Balila oil field disrupted supplies to the Khartoum refinery, which previously met about 60% of the country's demand for petrol and liquefied petroleum gas. Economic analyst Sidi Ohaj said government requirements for petroleum importers, including depositing 200kg of gold in the Central Bank and owning fuel storage facilities, have contributed to the shortages.
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