Citizens and traders in Fashoda County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state are complaining about increasing prices and scarcity of essential commodities at the market.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, several traders said the market was witnessing an acute shortage of essential commodities these days.
Khamis John, a local trader, attributed the problem to devaluation of the South Sudanese Pound against the US dollar, besides the closure of Sudan-South Sudan borders and the halt of river transport from Juba.
John called on the national government in Juba to intervene by providing essential commodities in the market in Fasohda County.