Sudan: Food Prices Surge in Omdurman As North Darfur Food Crisis Deepens

What the report says

Food and consumer prices have climbed sharply in Omdurman, with residents telling Radio Dabanga that many items rose 20% to 25% over the past month and some essentials increased by more than 40%. The report, distributed by AllAfrica, says prices for sugar, cooking oil, flour, pasta and dairy products are changing almost daily and differ from one shop to another, adding strain to households already coping with Sudan’s war-related economic collapse.

The article cites specific examples from Omdurman’s El Thawra neighbourhood, where residents said sugar, oil, flour, powdered milk and cheese have all become more expensive in recent weeks. Beyond the capital area, the crisis is also worsening in El Malha in North Darfur, where an emergency room group warned that disrupted supply routes, empty markets and shortages of basic goods could push the region closer to famine as the rainy season approaches.

According to the report, local officials and residents in El Malha described near-empty markets, rising prices for grain, sugar and cooking oil, and families selling livestock at low prices to afford food. The article also says transport disruption and road closures have limited deliveries of vegetables and other goods, while damaged warehouses and shops have further reduced supplies. With heavy rains expected to make access harder, the emergency room appealed for humanitarian aid before conditions deteriorate further. The broader significance is that price inflation and logistics failures are compounding food insecurity in multiple parts of Sudan.