Sudan factories struggle to restart after devastating wartime losses
Summary
Sudan’s manufacturing sector is struggling to recover from damage and looting during the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Factories face shortages of materials, electricity, transport, workers and financing, while many remain closed or operate below capacity.Key Facts
- Sudan’s Ministry of Industry estimates that about 1,800 industrial facilities were damaged during the war, including 650 factories that were completely destroyed.
- Khartoum was a major industrial centre before the conflict began in April 2023.
- Mansour Gaily’s sweets factory has resumed production at about 40 percent of its former capacity.
- Gaily estimates his factory’s losses at $1 million, including machinery and spare parts, and damage to the building.
- Sara Elfatih Khalil said her sesame-oil factory remains closed after its warehouses were looted and its supply chain was disrupted.
- Khalil said fewer than 10 percent of factories in the sector are operating, and those that are open work intermittently.
- Manufacturers say security, political stability, reliable infrastructure, financing and protection of property rights are needed to support recovery.
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