Blocking the passage of goods and merchandise to western Sudan: Another war waged by Khartoum against the people and a threat to the country’s unity

Report by Abdelmoneim Madibu for Radio Dabanga

Amid the ongoing war and the complex humanitarian, economic, and social situation in Sudan, decisions issued by the governors of Northern, Khartoum, and North Kordofan states to prohibit or restrict the transport of goods and merchandise to western Sudanese states have sparked widespread controversy. Some downplay the impact of these decisions on the ground, while others warn of their legal, humanitarian, and political repercussions, as well as their impact on the unity of a country already weakened by the war.

This report…