Sudan's ongoing civil war, which erupted in April 2023, has accelerated a severe economic deterioration, with the Sudanese pound continuing to lose value against the dollar and prices for basic goods rising sharply across markets. In Omdurman (a major city across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum), merchants report hoarding goods in anticipation of further price hikes, while staples such as sugar, lentils and onions are becoming increasingly unaffordable. The crisis is hitting salaried workers especially hard — civil servants, teachers and health workers have seen their wages lose much of their purchasing power, forcing millions of families to cut back on food, medicine and education or to rely on debt and aid to survive.