Sudanese central bank receives ‘militia leader’s money’, report says

Militia leader demanded seat on economic council in return for cash payment, report alleges

Central Bank of Sudan
The Central Bank of Sudan

Sudan’s central bank is being propped up with funds by a militia leader, according to informed observers, as inflation rises sharply and the country suffers a continuing economic crisis.

Professor Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins University estimates that Sudan’s year-on-year inflation rate reached 116% in May. By Hanke’s estimates, Sudan’s year-on-year inflation rate had seen a considerable fall from December 2018, when it reached its recent high of about 180%. It fell to around 40% in February

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