The Kauda Trade Union Chamber in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan on Tuesday announced the reduction of prices of consumer goods.

Voice of Peace in Kauda cited Acting Secretary Abdalla Hamad Ismail as saying that one rotol of sugar that was initially sold at 15 pounds reduced to 12 pounds.

He explained that a small packet of salt dropped from ten to eight pounds, a rotol of coffee came down from 30 to 25 and a bar of soap reduced from 30 to 20 Sudanese pounds. 

The commerce official said prices had skyrocketed in the Nuba Mountains in July due to the closure of 'Sumbuk' markets and the road to Yida due to heavy rains, Voice of Peace reported. 

He added that another factor that led to the rise of prices was lack of South Sudanese currency in the Nuba Mountains.

Kauda is controlled by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North, which has been battling the Sudanese army in South Kordofan State since 2011.

The rebel-held region depends on illicit trade with government-controlled areas of Sudan or imports via South Sudan. The latter route earlier this year was disrupted by conflict in South Sudan’s Unity State.

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