{"id":175668,"date":"2018-10-03T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudan-economic-crisis-families-survive-on-left-overs-from-restaurants\/"},"modified":"2018-10-03T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:15:00","slug":"sudan-economic-crisis-families-survive-on-left-overs-from-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-economic-crisis-families-survive-on-left-overs-from-restaurants","title":{"rendered":"Sudan economic crisis: Families survive on left-overs from restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The left-overs of restaurants in the more luxurious district of El Amarat in Khartoum have become a welcome meal for many impoverished families in the neighbourhood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The manager of a well-known restaurant on the Africa Road, popularly known as Airport Road, told the press in Khartoum on Tuesday that the establishment’s left-overs have become a basic meal for many families.<\/p>\n

“Some poor people have become customers. We keep their share of el karta<\/em>, as the left-overs meal is called, for them every day,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Instead of throwing the left-over food into the rubbish, I have instructed the staff to keep it properly until the people come to get it.”<\/p>\n

He called it “very unfortunate that many families are now forced to beg for food remains left by well-off customers”.<\/p>\n

Sudan is suffering from a chronic lack of hard currency and cash<\/a><\/u>, while exports remain low. High inflation<\/a><\/u> figures caused a severe drop<\/a><\/u> in purchasing power<\/a><\/u> among the Sudanese since early January, after the government implemented major austerity measures.<\/p>\n

The country also witnessed repeated fuel<\/a><\/u> and wheat<\/a><\/u> shortages. Several economists have warned for an economic collapse<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

In a speech to the Parliament on Monday<\/a>, President Omar Al Bashir said that Sudan has passed through a rise of prices and scarcity of liquidity, and will continue to do so in the future.<\/p>\n

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