Sudan’s Trade and Industry minister Madani Abbas Madani on Wednesday said that the country will continue to subsidise bread prices during the three-year transitional period in the wake of the ousting of Omar al-Bashir from office.
However, Madani added that Sudan desires to achieve what he described as “justice” in distributing subsidies.
Madani made the announcement as he released a strategy to tackle the long lines at the country’s bakeries even as it grapples with an economic crisis and soaring inflation.
Madani added that Sudan had enough reserves of wheat to last it until May this year.
Unveiling a plan to address long queues at bakeries amid an economic crisis, Madani also told reporters that Sudan had enough wheat reserves until May.
Protests erupted in Sudan in December 2018 following a government decision to triple the price of bread and eventually evolved into nationwide demonstrations against then President Omar al-Bashir’s 30-year-rule.
In April last year, al-Bashir was removed from office following months of civilian protests. A military transitional council subsequently took over, but the protests continued demanding for a full handover to civilian rule.
In August, after protracted talks with the military, protesters and activists won a deal to set up a transitional government and pave the way for civilian rule.
