{"id":20116073,"date":"2025-04-18T14:15:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20116073"},"modified":"2025-04-18T14:15:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:15:36","slug":"uk-funded-study-darfur-markets-shattered-by-war-rsf-profit-from-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/uk-funded-study-darfur-markets-shattered-by-war-rsf-profit-from-chaos","title":{"rendered":"UK-funded study: \u2018Darfur markets shattered by war, RSF profit from chaos\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Markets across Darfur have been shattered by the war that broke out in April 2023, according to a new report by the UK-funded Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report<\/a>,\u00a0The Impact of War on Trade and Markets in Darfur: Destruction, Resilience and Adaptation<\/em>, was published by SPARC, a programme funded by the\u00a0UK\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It draws on three months of data gathered by Sudanese researchers based inside Darfur, who remain in regular contact with traders in the region\u2019s state capitals and rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis study demonstrates the dynamic, often fast-moving, impact of the war on markets and trade within Darfur,\u201d the report states, adding that real-time analysis is essential for\u00a0humanitarian interventions<\/a>\u00a0to remain relevant and conflict sensitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPARC describes a region where market infrastructure has been destroyed and trade links severed, leading to rising transport costs and the departure of many large-scale traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany traders, particularly large-scale traders, have left the business, if not the region,\u201d the brief says. It also reports that the\u00a0paramilitary Rapid Support Forces<\/a>\u00a0have \u201cgained control of more profitable business opportunities\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collapse in market integration has fuelled inflation, and many households are struggling to access food and basic goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPARC warns that the growing reliance on market-based humanitarian aid, such as cash transfers, may falter if the international community lacks accurate, up-to-date information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChannels of communication between national actors with a presence on the ground and international humanitarian actors with restricted access are constrained,\u201d the report notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full policy recommendations will be developed after six months of data collection, but the researchers are urging\u00a0international actors<\/a>\u00a0not to wait.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTracking these dynamics in real time\u201d is vital to protecting livelihoods and avoiding further humanitarian catastrophe, according to the report.<\/p>\n