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Sudan power crisis: Studying using candles, counting gas station trips

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1424 words · By Aunab AlMan
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Sudan power crisis: Studying using candles, counting gas station trips Surging fuel prices and economic turmoil compound the impact of Sudan’s ongoing electricity crisis.

Claims checked 9
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

Sudan power crisis: Studying using candles, counting gas station trips Surging fuel prices and economic turmoil compound the impact of Sudan’s ongoing electricity crisis.

Why it matters

Khartoum, Sudan – Before Husna Mohamed’s five children leave for school and her husband heads to his workshop, the 34-year-old is already carrying jerrycans towards her southern Khartoum neighbourhood’s shared water pipe.

Common ground

Power cuts mean that the electric motor she once used to pump water inside her home is now useless, forcing her to make the daily trip.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the war in the country between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, now in its fourth year”
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The provided evidence includes a general Wikipedia definition of war and a live map of conflicts, but does not provide a specific start date or duration to confirm if the war is currently in its 'fourth year'.
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web search NEUTRAL — War is an armed conflict [a] between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Every war happening right now, on one live map. Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Yemen — real-time events, severity, and market impact.
https://www.the-world-now.com/current-wars
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web search NEUTRAL — War and unrest USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro’s capture The USS Gerald R. Ford has returned home to Virginia. The world’s largest aircraft carrier i…
https://apnews.com/hub/war-and-unrest
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Claim 2: “cooking oil moved from 30,000 ($76.90) to 37,000 pounds ($94.50)”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 3: “a 50-kilogramme (110-pound) bag of flour climbed from 47,000 ($120.50) to 55,000 pounds ($141)”
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The evidence discusses tea vendors in Khartoum and rice prices in Nigeria, but provides no information regarding the price of flour in Khartoum.
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web search NEUTRAL — STORYLINE: They can be seen all over Khartoum, women sat by the roadside offering hot tea to passers-by. A recent survey by Sudan's Ministry of Social Welfare counted 15,000 vendors working in the str…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYdSAslT-eE
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web search NEUTRAL — Prices in Khartoum. Every price you add makes our comparisons more accurate and useful! Do you live in Russia? Tell us some prices for your city.
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Khartoum
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web search NEUTRAL — Royal Stallion 50kg Rice – N32,000 to N35,500 (depending on the market) Royal Stallion 25kg Rice – N16,500 – N17,000.As we reached December, the price rose to almost N10,000 which is normal for the pr…
https://www.nairaland.com/7477805/whats-price-50kg-bag-rice
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Claim 4: “The Sudanese pound has lost roughly 20 percent of its value in recent weeks”
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Evidence mentions the pound decreased '20 times in five years' and a 58.7% decrease in 2020, but does not corroborate a specific '20 percent' loss in 'recent weeks'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Reports indicate that the value of the local currency has decreased 20 times (2,000 per cent) during the past five years. Sudanese Pounds (File photo).
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/report-suda…
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web search NEUTRAL — View Sudanese Pound to Euro exchange rate history for 2023-1-6 as well as high, low and average SDG/EUR exchange rates for 2023.This means the Sudanese Pound decreased in value compared to the Euro.
https://www.exchange-rates.org/exchange-rate-history/sdg-eur…
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web search NEUTRAL — The buying power of the Sudanese pound decreased by approximately 58.7% in 2020 as a result of a 142% inflation rate. This means that money could buy significantly less than it could at the beginning …
https://brainly.com/question/39934315
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Claim 5: “petrol prices climbed from 4,860 Sudanese pounds (about $12.50) per litre at the end of March to 6,870 pounds (about $17.60)”
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The search results provide global gasoline averages and general fuel pricing tools, but do not contain the specific price points (4,860 to 6,870 pounds) for petrol in Khartoum.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gasoline prices, liter, 27-Apr-2026. Gasoline prices, Octane-95, 27-Apr-2026: The average price of gasoline around the world is 1.49 U.S. Dollar per liter.
https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/
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web search NEUTRAL — We list the latest fuel price fluctuations for your convenience to ensure that you stay abreast of your financial expenses.Petrol Unleaded 93 Petrol Unleaded 95 Petrol LRP Diesel 500ppm Diesel 50ppm. …
https://aa.co.za/fuel-pricing/
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web search NEUTRAL — The price for the US Dollar jumped to SDG580 on the parallel market on Wednesday, while it ranged in banks between SDG530 and SDG560; up from yesterday’s exchange rate at SDG570.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-faces…
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Claim 6: “the US dollar now trading at more than 390 pounds on the black market”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
The claim states the dollar is trading at more than 390 pounds. However, the provided evidence from Dabanga Radio reports the US Dollar jumped to SDG 580 on the parallel market, which contradicts the 390 figure by being significantly higher, and other exchange rate data does not support the 390 figure as a current benchmark.
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web search NEUTRAL — You can convert Sudanese Pounds to US Dollars using the exchange-rates.org currency converter in just one easy step: Enter the amount of SDG you want to convert to USD in the box labeled "Amount". Tha…
https://www.exchange-rates.org/converter/sdg-usd
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web search NEUTRAL — Convert US Dollar to Sudanese Pound. Rate information of USD/SDG currency pair.Over the last 7 days, SDG to USD moved between 0.0016 and 0.0019. The average was 0.0018 with 5.27% volatility.
https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=…
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web search NEUTRAL — History: The Sudanese pound (£) is the official currency of Sudan, not issued or used outside the country.- 1 SDG to USD chart. Contains historical rates for 1 Sudanese Pound against Dollar for all th…
https://myfin.us/currency-converter/sdg-usd
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Claim 7: “A 10-kilogramme (22-pound) bag of sugar rose from about 28,000 ($71.70) to 35,000 Sudanese pounds ($89.75) in a single week”
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The evidence provided consists of dictionary definitions of 'price' and unrelated grocery store ads; no data on the price of sugar in Khartoum was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Our responsive teams and software tools for specification, selection and ordering make it quick and easy to do business with Price. We act as though we are on the receiving end of our own decisions.
https://priceindustries.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of PRICE is the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing. How to use price in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price
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web search NEUTRAL — Price Chopper is your locally owned Kansas City grocery store. View weekly ad specials, refill prescriptions, find new recipe ideas, grocery coupons & order online.
https://www.mypricechopper.com/
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Claim 8: “The Sudanese government did announce a return to Khartoum in January”
CORROBORATED
Two independent sources confirm the announcement: one reporting on the government's shift to Khartoum and another specifically citing Prime Minister Kamil Idris announcing the return to Khartoum from Port Sudan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Khartoum, also spelled Khartum,[a] is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan.[3].T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum
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web search NEUTRAL — The Sudanese government has announced its return to Khartoum, as people start returning to their homes and reopening businesses.Khartoum will not return through nostalgia alone. It can only return thr…
https://maghrebi.org/2026/01/15/osman-mirghani-the-sudanese-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday the government's return to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from wartime capital of Port Sudan, AFP reported.
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5228577-sudan-pm-annou…
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Claim 9: “Sudan, which relies heavily on imported fuel, has found itself caught in the disruption to Gulf energy supply chains and shipping routes”
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While evidence discusses South Sudan's fuel imports and general Gulf energy disruptions, there is no specific evidence linking the current Sudanese government's fuel reliance to specific Gulf supply chain disruptions as described in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — South Sudan has some of East Africa's largest oil reserves, but the majority is exported, while it imports the refined product needed for fuel. According to the International Energy Agency, South Suda…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wkq1n9epo
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web search NEUTRAL — The term Gulf energy supply disruptions refers to interruptions or risks that affect the production, transportation, or export of oil and gas from the Gulf region. Several factors can contribute to su…
https://gulfmagazine.co/gulf-energy-supply-disruptions-indus…
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web search NEUTRAL — US officials admit Gulf oil disruptions are far worse than expected, fueling fears of inflation, recession, and a global energy crisis.Meanwhile, analysts warn that the broader global energy panic cou…
https://easternherald.com/2026/05/14/global-oil-markets-us-g…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.