Sudan: Economic Impacts and Emerging Trends in West and Central Darfur

Thematic report examining the economic deterioration in West and Central Darfur amid the Sudan conflict (SAF vs RSF). Analyzes market fragmentation, militarisation of trade routes, liquidity crisis, near-total collapse of formal trade systems, spiralling inflation, livelihood losses, and eroded purchasing power. Documents the emergence of conflict-driven economies including fuel and livestock smuggling, illicit taxation, and arms trafficking across borders with Chad and CAR.