Egypt-Sudan trade held hostage as political tensions...
International News
May 1, 2023
Khartoum is Sudan's industrial and trade hub. Hundreds of trucks loaded with industrial and agricultural material fuel Sudan's economy. But when fighting broke out, trade froze. Those trucks have been parked for over two weeks at the Egyptian Sudanese border. The backlog has extended to Egyptian cities where truck loading stations are filling up with trucks that should have already crossed into Sudan. At the border, customs facilities too are full.