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Air fares in Sudan soar due to local currency's devaluation

 In a bid to tackle a shortage of foreign currency, the Sudanese pound was devalued to 47.5 per U.S. dollar from 29 pounds per U.S. dollar previously. As a resultairfares in Sudan have skyrocketed. [Courtesy]

Air fares in Sudan skyrocketed this week after aviation authorities ordered airlines to price tickets in line with a new exchange rate mechanism that sharply devalued the local currency.

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