Sudan’s basic income scheme aims to ease economic pain

Sudan’s basic income scheme aims to ease economic pain

For İntisar Altayib, who lives with henna tattoos in Khartoum, rising prices in Sudan means opening tabs in local shops and reducing evening feasts during the holy month of Muslims, Ramadan.

He is one of the millions of people struggling with a deepening economic crisis as Sudan tried to get out of decades of isolation and conflict. Inflation has risen above 340%, and everything from power to medicines is scarce.

To alleviate the pain of reforms, the government is launching a donor-funded program that aims to provide 80% of its population of 43 million with a temporary $ 5 basic monthly […]

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